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1241 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

7 immediately hazardous violations open. 12 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

None issued since 2022. 35 violations before that, the first in 2002.

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Open per apartment
2 (12 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
15 Feb 2018 (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

No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26000

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 hazardous7 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.

  • 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 at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Notice sent out 19 Feb 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • 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 bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2008Not complied with 21 Mar 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 window frame from west at north wall in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2008Defect letter issued 21 Mar 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) north wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2008Defect letter issued 21 Mar 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) west wall in the 1st room from north located at apartment fire, 2nd story at north

    Issued 2 Feb 2005Defect letter issued 21 Mar 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) west wall in the 3rd room from north located at apartment fire, 2nd story at north

    Issued 2 Feb 2005Defect letter issued 21 Mar 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) east wall, 1st window frame from east at south wall, 2nd window frame from east at south wall in the 4th room from north located at apartment fire, 2nd story at north

    Issued 2 Feb 2005Defect letter issued 21 Mar 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

Hazardous5 open

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

  • Replace with new the broken or defective marble door saddle at entrance to building

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Not complied with 24 May 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mail box receptacle at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Not complied with 24 May 2018§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2008Not complied with 21 Mar 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly secure the loose wash basin in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2008Not complied with 21 Mar 2013§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at apartment entrance, 1st story

    Issued 21 Mar 2005Not complied with 21 Mar 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

Paperwork and notices3 open

The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.

  • Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor incorrect frame at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Notice sent out 19 Feb 2018Paperwork and notices§ 329

  • Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Notice sent out 19 Feb 2018Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Notice sent out 19 Feb 2018Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

23 closed violations, plus 6 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.

  • Provide sufficient, proper and separate metal receptacles for the deposit of garbage, rubbish and other waste material and arrange for collection and disposal of such material.

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Violation closed 24 May 2018Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2021

  • 2011, 2012 adm code cleanse and disinfect to the satisfaction of this department after removing the trash all stories public hall

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Violation closed 24 May 2018§ 27-2010

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Violation closed 24 May 2018Pests§ 27-2018

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 16 Feb 2014Violation dismissed 1 Oct 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective metal ceiling at boiler room

    Issued 16 Feb 2014Violation closed 11 Mar 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • 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 window frame from east at south wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 9 Jul 2012Violation closed 26 Mar 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) baseboard at west wall, 1st door frame from east at south wall, north wall, east wall, west wall in the 4th room from north, 1st story at north

    Issued 9 Jul 2012Violation closed 26 Mar 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 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 100 watts minimum required

    Issued 4 May 2012Violation closed 21 Mar 2013Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the east wall, north wall, west wall in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2008Violation closed 21 Mar 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the private hallway, the 5th room from north, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2008Violation closed 21 Mar 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Feb 2008Violation closed 21 Mar 2013Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass over door to in the 5th room from north, 1st story at north

    Issued 7 Oct 2005Violation dismissed 21 Mar 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electric out let in the 4th room from north, 1st story at north

    Issued 7 Oct 2005Violation closed 21 Mar 2013Electrical§ 27-2005

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration drop ceiling in the 1st room from north located at apartment fire, 2nd story at north

    Issued 2 Mar 2005Violation closed 21 Mar 2013Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration drop ceiling in the 3rd room from north located at apartment fire, 2nd story at north

    Issued 2 Mar 2005Violation closed 21 Mar 2013Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell & buzzer system from building entrance to all apartments.

    Issued 8 Jul 2002Violation closed 21 Mar 2013Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 28 Oct 2012Violation dismissed 3 Feb 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 28 Oct 2012Violation dismissed 3 Feb 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at south wall in the 4th room from north, 1st story at north

    Issued 9 Jul 2012Violation closed 30 Oct 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the foyer, the bathroom, the 1st room from north, the 5th room from north, 1st story at north

    Issued 9 Jul 2012Violation closed 30 Oct 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation at 2nd riser from east at south wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 9 Jul 2012Violation closed 30 Oct 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at 1st closet from west at north wall door frame, 1st closet from west at north wall door in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 9 Jul 2012Violation closed 30 Oct 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at 1st door frame from west at north wall in the 4th room from north, 1st story at north

    Issued 9 Jul 2012Violation closed 30 Oct 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2013

44 violations on record in total, 15 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.

3 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Doors and windows0 / 1
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 1
  • Pests0 / 1

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.

2 cases, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 6 May 2014

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 31 Jan 2008

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 4 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2017 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

    ROBERT GOMES

    Public records list ROBERT GOMES as the registered managing agent for this address as of 10 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (3 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    DT WILLOUGHBY LLC

    Public records list DT WILLOUGHBY LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 10 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (1 in the records we hold)

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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 7 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. 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.
  3. This building dates from 1931 and has 6 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.
  4. 3 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through.
  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

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