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139 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

12 immediately hazardous violations open. 52 open in all.

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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
202281
202310
202460
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 66 violations from 1987 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Pests 5
  • Fire and safety equipment 5
  • Leaks and plumbing 2
Open per apartment
8.7 (52 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
6 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

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

This building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.

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 hazardous12 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 roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 6 May 2024Notice of issuance sent to tenant 7 May 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 18 Jun 2023Notice sent out 19 Jun 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • ×2Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    2 issued 23 May 2022 to 10 Nov 2022Notice certified latePests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 23 May 2022Notice certified late 27 Jun 2022Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Aug 2021Notice of issuance sent to tenant 15 Aug 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 11 Aug 2021Notice of issuance sent to tenant 15 Aug 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures range in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Aug 2021Notice sent out 15 Aug 2021Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 29 Jul 2021Notice of issuance sent to tenant 1 Aug 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Remove the illegal fastening lockable slide bolt intalled at scuttle hatch at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 29 Jul 2021Notice sent out 1 Aug 2021§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 29 Jul 2021Notice of issuance sent to tenant 1 Aug 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

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  • 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 on wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 30 Dec 2017Notice certified late 17 Jan 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

Hazardous36 open

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

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the east wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 6 May 2024Notice sent out 7 May 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 6 May 2024Notice sent out 7 May 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 6 May 2024Notice sent out 29 May 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective inoperative intercom system from building front entrance to wall panel in the foyer, 3rd story at south

    Issued 6 May 2024Notice sent out 3 Jun 2024Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of air conditioner unit beyond 2nd window sill from west at 3rd story balcony at building front at fire escape

    Issued 15 Nov 2022Invalid certification 28 Dec 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of air conditioner unit beyond 2nd window sill from north at 3rd story balcony at building front at fire escape

    Issued 10 Nov 2022Invalid certification 28 Dec 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Aug 2021Notice sent out 15 Aug 2021§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Aug 2021Notice sent out 15 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Aug 2021Notice sent out 15 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 3rd story at west

    Issued 29 Jul 2021Notice sent out 1 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 3rd story at west

    Issued 29 Jul 2021Notice sent out 1 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective all walls in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 17 Apr 2018Notice certified late 23 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wooden floor in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 17 Apr 2018Notice certified late 23 Jul 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceraimic tiles at shower stall by grouting in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 17 Apr 2018Notice certified late 23 Jul 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 28 Feb 2018Not complied with 17 Apr 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective connection drain pipe under sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 28 Feb 2018Not complied with 17 Apr 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors... in the entrance, 2nd story at east

    Issued 28 Feb 2018Not complied with 17 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

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

    Issued 2 Sept 2016Not complied with 7 Oct 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective reglaze porcelian finished at bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 16 Oct 2015Notice certified late 14 Mar 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and walls in the 1st room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 8 Jul 2015Certification postponment granted 11 Aug 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 8 Jul 2015Certification postponment granted 11 Aug 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain finished at bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 8 Jul 2015Certification postponment granted 11 Aug 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 22 Oct 2014Notice sent out 23 Oct 2014Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 22 Oct 2014Notice sent out 23 Oct 2014Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of drop ladder obstructed by metal fence at fire escape at building front

    Issued 6 Sept 2014Notice sent out 7 Sept 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • 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 required.

    Issued 14 Feb 2012Notice sent out 21 Feb 2012Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from at least 1 window or provide approved type gate, in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 26 Nov 2001Notice sent out 29 Nov 2001Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector - missing tenant j fortunes in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 26 Nov 2001Notice sent out 29 Nov 2001Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice and roacher in the kitchen -lr, 1st story

    Issued 28 Feb 2000Notice sent out 29 Feb 2000Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 1st bedroom from west -lr, 508th story

    Issued 28 Feb 2000Notice sent out 29 Feb 2000Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • And dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes 2 sty balcony rear r54.

    Issued 17 Sept 1987Notice certified late 1 Sept 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls & ceilings thru out 1 sty rear south an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 17 Sept 1987Notice certified late 1 Sept 2008Walls and ceilings§ D26-10.01

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of concealed leak ceiling 2 sty southwest an apartment center room.

    Issued 28 May 1987Notice certified late 1 Sept 2008Leaks and plumbing§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass lower sash south window 2 sty southwest an apartment west room.

    Issued 28 May 1987Notice certified late 1 Sept 2008Doors and windows§ D26-10.01

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of ventilation obstructed 2 sty southwest apartment 2rfbathroom., section '' ''

    Issued 28 May 1987Notice certified late 1 Sept 2008§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations 2 sty southwest an apartment.

    Issued 28 May 1987Notice certified late 1 Sept 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-20.08 +1

Non-hazardous4 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.

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and trim in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 23 May 2022Notice sent out 23 May 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl tiles at floor in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Not complied with 17 Apr 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Refit door in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 8 Jul 2015Notice certified late 16 Mar 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective....wood floor in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 22 Oct 2014Notice sent out 23 Oct 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

Paperwork and notices6 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.

  • ×3File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.

    3 issued 12 Apr 2024 to 6 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices

  • ×3Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.

    3 issued 22 Nov 2023 to 20 Nov 2025Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107

30 closed violations, plus 10 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.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at building entrance, 1st story

    Issued 6 May 2024Violation closed 3 Jun 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Properly secure the loose counter top at sink in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 23 May 2022Violation dismissed 7 Sept 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 26 Apr 2022Violation dismissed 7 Aug 2022Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 3rd story at south

    Issued 26 Apr 2022Violation dismissed 7 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electrical outlet at north wall and 1st electrical outlet from east at south wall in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 25 Jun 2018Violation dismissed 3 Oct 2018Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling at shower stall in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 17 Apr 2018Violation closed 19 Aug 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective cramic tile floor at water closet compartment in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 17 Apr 2018Violation closed 19 Aug 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at shower stall at south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 28 Feb 2018Violation closed 17 Apr 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 28 Feb 2018Violation closed 17 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 28 Feb 2018Violation closed 17 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Replace with new the broken or defective light fixture at ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 28 Feb 2018Violation closed 17 Apr 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at shower stall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 28 Feb 2018Violation dismissed 17 Apr 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Violation closed 17 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Violation closed 17 Apr 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at shower stall in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Violation closed 17 Apr 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate.. in the 1st room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Violation closed 17 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Violation closed 17 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at west wall in shower stall in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Feb 2018Violation closed 17 Apr 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs, 1st story at west

    Issued 13 Sept 2016Violation dismissed 15 Dec 2016Pests§ 27-2018

  • Refit door to rear yard, 1st story at west

    Issued 13 Sept 2016Violation dismissed 15 Dec 2016Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective grout around the bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 Sept 2016Violation closed 7 Oct 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 Sept 2016Violation closed 7 Oct 2016Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 2 Sept 2016Violation closed 7 Oct 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 6 May 2016Violation closed 18 Jun 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed electrical wires at the ceiling in the private hallway, 1st story at north

    Issued 6 May 2016Violation closed 18 Jun 2016Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 16 Oct 2015Violation dismissed 14 Jan 2016Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 16 Oct 2015Violation dismissed 14 Jan 2016Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace with new the missing baluster at 9th tread from bottom at public hall stairs, 1st story

    Issued 27 Aug 2015Violation closed 20 Sept 2015Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system locked door at cellar

    Issued 29 Apr 2015Violation closed 14 May 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

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

    Issued 29 Apr 2015Violation closed 14 May 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

98 violations on record in total, 58 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.

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

  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 6
  • Heat and hot water0 / 3
  • Pests0 / 2
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 2
  • Entry, buzzer and mail0 / 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.

3 cases, all closed.

  • Tenant Action/Harassment

    Opened 29 Apr 2024No harassment found

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 16 May 2022

  • Tenant Action/Harassment

    Opened 8 Oct 2021

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.

  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
Show 3 earlier reports
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2018 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.

The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Aug 2023 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.

  • Registered managing agent

    AUGUSTINE AYALA

    Public records list AUGUSTINE AYALA as the registered managing agent for this address as of 5 Jan 2023. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    139 WILSON REALTY LLC

    Public records list 139 WILSON REALTY LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 5 Jan 2023. Source: HPD registration.

Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.

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 12 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 2023). 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. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 0 complaints in the last twelve months.
  4. The building's HPD registration is out of date or names nobody we could identify. Ask who the managing agent is and get a name, a phone number and an address in writing before you sign.
  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 3032090004 · Block 3209, Lot 4 · Building class C2