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49 St Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 11 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
111 · 8 · 2
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202420
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 38 violations from 2016 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

See every violation
Found most often since 2022
  • Floors and stairs 1
  • Walls and ceilings 1
Open per apartment
1.8 (11 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
14 May 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 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.

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mortise lock at vestibule door, 1st story

    Issued 7 Jun 2019Notice sent out 11 Jun 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005

Hazardous8 open

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

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 14 May 2024Notice sent out 19 May 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 May 2024Notice sent out 19 May 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly fire retard in accordance with the rules and regulations of this department the cellar ceiling at south

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Notice sent out 16 Sept 2019Walls and ceilings§ 185 +1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective marble saddle at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Notice sent out 16 Sept 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at ceiling (10 sq. ft. ) in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Defect letter issued 27 Feb 2020Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Replace with new the missing operable knob at exterior of door at roof

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Invalid certification 4 Nov 2019Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective stone lintel over exterior basement window, 2nd from north at west

    Issued 8 Aug 2019Notice sent out 12 Aug 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly fire retard in accordance with the rules and regulations of this department the cellar ceiling at south at cellar

    Issued 2 Nov 2016Not complied with 25 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 185 +1

Non-hazardous2 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.

  • Solidly close the space between the treads of inside stairs from 1st story to cellar

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Notice sent out 16 Sept 2019Floors and stairs§ 190

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

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Notice sent out 16 Sept 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

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.

  • ×3Post, 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

    3 issued 2 May 2019 to 25 Nov 2019Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2005

29 closed violations, plus 3 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 with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate remove lockable slide bolt on window gate in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Violation dismissed 27 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the riser pipe in the 4th room from north, 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • ×2Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the north wall in the foyer, 1st story at north

    2 issued 2 May 2019 to 14 Sept 2019Violation closedWalls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the 1st room from north, 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • ×2Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at north

    2 issued 2 May 2019 to 14 Sept 2019Violation closedWalls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 3rd room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 7 Jun 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 7 Jun 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 7 Jun 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 7 Jun 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 2 May 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from at least 1 window or provide approved type gate at window to rear yard in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 May 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 May 2019Violation closed 27 Feb 2020Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • ×2Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 1st story at north

    2 issued 2 May 2019 to 14 Sept 2019Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at bottom of stairs at cellar

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Violation closed 28 Nov 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors to cellar at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 14 Sept 2019Violation closed 28 Nov 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 7 Jun 2019Violation dismissed 17 Sept 2019Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 7 Jun 2019Violation dismissed 17 Sept 2019Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 17 Feb 2016Violation dismissed 10 May 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • 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, 1st story at east

    Issued 17 Feb 2016Violation dismissed 10 May 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

46 violations on record in total, 14 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.

4 complaints in three years, 4 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water2 / 2
  • Noise1 / 1
  • Walls and ceilings1 / 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.

1 case, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 27 Apr 2016

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 5 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No 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

    AE DUKE MANAGEMENT LLC

    Public records list AE DUKE MANAGEMENT LLC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 17 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.

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  • Owner of record

    49 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC

    Public records list 49 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 17 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 one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, 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. 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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