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286 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

9 immediately hazardous violations open. 10 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
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Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202211
202300
202420
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 54 violations from 2003 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Pests 2
  • Doors and windows 1
  • Fire and safety equipment 1
Open per apartment
1.7 (10 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
17 Jan 2024 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Heat season

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 2 days.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26220

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Immediately hazardous9 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 17 Jan 2024Notice of issuance sent to tenant 18 Jan 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 17 Jan 2024Notice of issuance sent to tenant 18 Jan 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from north at east wall in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 12 Jul 2005Defect letter issued 13 Apr 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from south at west wall in the 1st room from east at north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 12 Jul 2005Defect letter issued 13 Apr 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from south at west wall in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 12 Jul 2005Defect letter issued 13 Apr 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from south at west wall in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 20 Jan 2005Defect letter issued 13 Apr 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from north at east wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 20 Jan 2005Defect letter issued 13 Apr 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from south at west wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 20 Jan 2005Defect letter issued 13 Apr 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or is on a deteriorated subsurface - using exclusive interim controls. west wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 1 Dec 2003Defect letter issued 13 Apr 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.5

Hazardous1 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... ceiling (apprx. 4 sq. ft.) in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 Jun 2013Not complied with 23 Aug 2013Mold and damp§ 27-2005

48 closed violations, plus 11 closed paperwork filings

Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electric outlet at east wall in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 Jun 2013Violation dismissed 17 Sept 2025Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling & all walls in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 Jun 2013Violation dismissed 17 Sept 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Refit lower window sash in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 13 Apr 2022Violation dismissed 12 Oct 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 2nd story at west

    Issued 13 Apr 2022Violation dismissed 20 Jul 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling and west wall in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 18 Jan 2014Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective electric outlet at east wall in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 18 Jan 2014Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 17 Mar 2012Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at the south in the entrance, 3rd story

    Issued 14 May 2011Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector that is defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 14 May 2011Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 14 May 2011Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate.. in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Apr 2011Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarding ceiling through out at cellar

    Issued 20 Apr 2011Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective asphalt shingles siding at rear of building all stories at rear yard

    Issued 20 Apr 2011Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • And dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint all stories at rear at fire escape

    Issued 20 Apr 2011Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 11 May 2005Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of door from north2 room to north1 room locked obstracting secondary means of egress in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 11 May 2005Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink and bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 19 Dec 2004Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 19 Dec 2004Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector (missing) in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 13 Aug 2003Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system missing, 1st story

    Issued 17 Jun 2018Violation dismissed 21 Feb 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 18 Jan 2014Violation dismissed 21 Feb 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling and east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 23 Aug 2013Violation dismissed 21 Feb 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 5; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 17 Mar 2012Violation dismissed 21 Feb 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of loose electric outlet at the south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Feb 2018Violation dismissed 24 Jun 2018Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing cover plate for the electric switch at the south wall in the 1st room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Feb 2018Violation dismissed 24 Jun 2018Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following 1oo watts minimum required, light fixture present

    Issued 28 Nov 2015Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2016Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 2; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0;, 3rd story at west

    Issued 16 Apr 2013Violation dismissed 26 Jul 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile wall in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 Jun 2013Violation closed 23 Aug 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) ceiling in the 4th room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Apr 2011Violation closed 10 Feb 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Apr 2011Violation closed 10 Feb 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Apr 2011Violation closed 10 Feb 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) ceiling, 1st riser from south at west wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Apr 2011Violation closed 10 Feb 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 14 Jan 2009Violation closed 10 Feb 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from east at south wall in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 14 Jan 2009Violation closed 10 Feb 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell and return buzzer system from public hall 1st story to an apartment., 1st story

    Issued 14 Jan 2009Violation closed 2 Oct 2012Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 10 Mar 2012Violation closed 30 Sept 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the south wall in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 10 Mar 2012Violation closed 30 Sept 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 10 Mar 2012Violation closed 30 Sept 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes house hold articles all story balcony at rear at fire escape

    Issued 20 Apr 2011Violation closed 30 Sept 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Apr 2011Violation closed 30 Sept 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose balustrade at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Apr 2011Violation closed 30 Sept 2012§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Apr 2011Violation closed 30 Sept 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hold items. at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 8 Feb 2010Violation closed 30 Sept 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 14 Jan 2009Violation closed 30 Sept 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 1st story at west

    Issued 14 Jan 2009Violation closed 30 Sept 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 1st story at west

    Issued 14 Jan 2009Violation closed 30 Sept 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 7 Jan 2009Violation closed 30 Sept 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 7 Jan 2009Violation closed 30 Sept 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

69 violations on record in total, 10 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

26 complaints in three years, 3 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water2 / 8
  • Pests0 / 7
  • Noise0 / 5
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 2
  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 2
  • Mold and damp0 / 2

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

5 cases, all closed.

  • Comp Supplemental Cases

    Opened 19 Jun 2012

  • Comp Supplemental Cases

    Opened 23 Aug 2011

  • Comprehensive

    Opened 24 May 2010

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 27 Jan 2009

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 5 May 2005

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 7 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

  • Registered managing agent

    EQUITY MANAGEMENT

    Public records list EQUITY MANAGEMENT as the registered managing agent for this address as of 1 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (2 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    J J TROUTMAN INC

    Public records list J J TROUTMAN INC as the owner of record for this address as of 1 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.

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What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The city currently has 9 open immediately-hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern, how many are in the one you would be renting, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. There is 1 open mould violation on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2025). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  4. This building dates from 1931 and has 7 open lead-paint violations on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Questions about this building

BBL 3031870013 · Block 3187, Lot 13 · Building class C2