56 St Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
1 immediately hazardous violation open. 10 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- 101 · 8 · 1
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 13 violations from 2008 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Mold and damp 7
- Fire and safety equipment 4
- Doors and windows 3
- Open per apartment
- 1.7 (10 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 17 Jul 2024 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?Where each of these comes from
- 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.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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 filingThe 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 violationImmediately hazardous1 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.
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 8 square feet at ceiling, and 2 square feet at south wall. in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at south original violation 16956850 issued 08-may-24 has been upgraded to class c per administrative code §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).
Issued 8 May 2024Notice of issuance sent to tenant 30 Jul 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Hazardous8 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of garbage cans blocking the drop ladder landing areea
Issued 30 May 2018Notice sent out 31 May 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). that is missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story
Issued 14 Feb 2015Notice sent out 16 Feb 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 1st room from east, 3rd story
Issued 14 Feb 2015Notice sent out 16 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair the broken or defective locks at door to entrance to bldg at front areaway, 1st story
Issued 14 Feb 2015Notice sent out 16 Feb 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Arrange and make self-closing the doors that is required in the entrance, 3rd story
Issued 14 Feb 2015Notice sent out 16 Feb 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
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 29 Nov 2013Notice sent out 2 Dec 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Abate the nuisance consisting of window guard installed at fire escape window in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story at west
Issued 8 Nov 2008Notice sent out 9 Nov 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 8 Nov 2008Notice sent out 9 Nov 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Non-hazardous1 open
Class A. The least serious band: chipped plaster, a missing cabinet, a peeling ceiling in a hallway. The owner has 90 days to correct it.
Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... window at west wall in the bathroom, 3rd story
Issued 14 Feb 2015Notice sent out 16 Feb 2015Mold and damp§ 27-2005
20 closed violationsShow fewer
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 with similar material the broken or defective brick and mortar joints at building front at 2nd window from south at east exterior wall, 3rd story
Issued 17 Jul 2024Violation dismissed 23 Oct 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective brick and mortar joints at building front at 2nd window from south at east exterior wall, 2nd story
Issued 17 Jul 2024Violation dismissed 23 Oct 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 3 sq ft at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west original violation 16979773 issued 16-may-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 16 May 2024Violation dismissed 23 Oct 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at 1st window from south at west in the 4th room from east, 1st story at west
Issued 17 Jul 2024Violation dismissed 17 Oct 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at 1st window from south at west and west wall in the 4th room from east, 1st story at west
Issued 17 Jul 2024Violation dismissed 17 Oct 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq ft at 1st window from south at west in the 4th room from east, 1st story at west
Issued 17 Jul 2024Violation dismissed 17 Oct 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 3 square feet at ceiling, and 3 square feet at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at south original violation 16956851 issued 08-may-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 8 May 2024Violation dismissed 17 Oct 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 8 May 2024Violation dismissed 20 Aug 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at south
Issued 8 May 2024Violation dismissed 20 Aug 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling and north wall in the bathroom, 1st story at south
Issued 8 May 2024Violation dismissed 20 Aug 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 8 May 2024Violation dismissed 20 Aug 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinge in the entrance, 1st story at west
Issued 16 May 2024Violation dismissed 11 Aug 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges. in the entrance, 1st story at south
Issued 8 May 2024Violation dismissed 31 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 3 sq ft at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 16 May 2024Violation closed 30 Jul 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 3 square feet at ceiling, and 3 square feet at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at south
Issued 8 May 2024Violation closed 30 Jul 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 8 square feet at ceiling, and 2 square feet at south wall. in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at south
Issued 8 May 2024Violation closed 30 Jul 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 5 Dec 2018Violation dismissed 17 Mar 2019Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and walls in the bathroom, 1st story at south
Issued 5 Dec 2018Violation dismissed 17 Mar 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... ceiling and walls in the bathroom, 1st story at south
Issued 5 Dec 2018Violation dismissed 17 Mar 2019Mold and damp§ 27-2005
Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures... in the entire apartment, 3rd story
Issued 14 Feb 2015Violation dismissed 10 May 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2024
30 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 complaintComplaints 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.
21 complaints in three years, 3 of them in the last twelve months.
- Leaks and plumbing1 / 8
- Mold and damp0 / 6
- Garbage and cleanliness0 / 2
- Doors and windows0 / 2
- Heat and hot water2 / 2
- Electrical0 / 1
Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.
Court records
Court recordHousing 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.
No HPD Housing Court cases on record for this building.
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 filingBuilding 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)
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- 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2020No infested units reported (2019 report)
- 2019No infested units reported (2018 report)
Ownership and management
Public filingAssociations 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.
Owner of record
JEFFREY FOX
Public records list JEFFREY FOX as the owner of record for this address as of 16 Jul 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Other buildings listed under this owner (1 in the records we hold)
- 112 St Nicholas Avenueno open violations · no reviews yet
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What to ask at the viewing
56 St Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
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.
- The city currently has one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, and when HPD re-inspects.
- There are 2 open mould violations on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
- 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.
- Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
- 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
Yes. HPD lists 10 open housing violations: 1 immediately hazardous, 8 hazardous and 1 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for mold and damp (7), fire and safety equipment (4) and doors and windows (3).
On 17 Jul 2024. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments. A tenant can ask the state for an apartment's rent history to be sure.
In the 2025–26 heat season the city received heat or hot-water complaints on 2 days, and HPD issued 0 heat violations.
No residential evictions by a city marshal are recorded here since 2017.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
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