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1120 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 4 open in all.

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Open violations
42 · 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
202400
202550
2026 so far30

Plus 63 violations from 2007 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 4
  • Heat and hot water 3
  • Pests 1
Open per apartment
0.7 (4 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
6 May 2026 (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 7 days, and inspectors issued 3 violations.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26783

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 hazardous2 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 east

    Issued 6 May 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 6 May 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 5 Dec 2025Notice sent out 8 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

Hazardous2 open

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

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 6 May 2026Notice sent out 6 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 6 May 2026Notice sent out 6 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

67 closed violations, plus 8 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 hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 5 Dec 2025Violation dismissed 26 Feb 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door leading to cellar locked at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 5 Dec 2025Violation dismissed 26 Feb 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 5 Dec 2025Violation dismissed 26 Feb 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing kickstand at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 5 Dec 2025Violation closed 18 Feb 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • 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 1st room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation closed 22 Jun 2016Lead 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 kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation closed 22 Jun 2016Lead 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 east wall in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation closed 22 Jun 2016Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at lower sash, north 1 window in the 1st room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Aug 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceiling, all stories at public hall

    Issued 20 Aug 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 20 Aug 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Pests§ 27-2018

  • 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; in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Aug 2013Violation dismissed 20 Mar 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at east and south walls 4 square feet in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Aug 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Aug 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 20 Aug 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 1st room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Aug 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Discontunue unlawful use of kitchen for sleeping purposes -, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016§ 27-2076

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

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st closet from north at east wall door frame, 1st closet from north at east wall door, 1st door from north at east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall, 1st door from east at south wall, north wall in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling, west wall, east wall, south wall in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • 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 = 3 wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0;, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 20 Mar 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in the sewer pipe at basement

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Subd. 5 m/d law discontinue use of interior room for living or provide a single opening of at least 60 percent of area of the partition to room having window opening directly to street or yard,, in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 20 Mar 2016Roof and outside the building§ 213

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st closet from south at west wall door in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the east wall, south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the broken or defective ceramic tiles at north wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 2nd story at east

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs, 2nd story at east

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches, 2nd story at east

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Pests§ 27-2018

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st door frame from south at west wall, ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 20 Mar 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling, 1st door frame from north at east wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Jan 2008Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wires ceiling in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Jan 2008Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 10 Jan 2008Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 10 Jan 2008Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door from north at east wall in the foyer, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Jan 2008Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2007Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2007Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 14 Jul 2007Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2007Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 14 Jul 2007Violation closed 20 Mar 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • 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 = 4; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 9 Sept 2013Violation closed 29 Oct 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mortise do0or lock at second entrance to apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2013§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of window sheetrock blocking light and ventilation in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective window spring balance lower sash offset # 2 in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective window spring balance lower sash offset #2 in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective wood base cabinet in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in the drain pipe at wash basin in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wire at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2013Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective inner window glass pane lower sash offset # 2 in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective wood floor in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 May 2013Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in sewer pipe at basement

    Issued 22 May 2013Violation dismissed 20 Aug 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective window balance of lower window sash, at north wall in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 3 Jan 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose light fixture at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 3 Jan 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in at washbasin in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 3 Jan 2013§ 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 north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 20 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 20 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 20 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • 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, 1st wall cabinet from north at east wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation closed 15 Oct 2012Lead 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) 2nd window frame from east at south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 27 Aug 2012Violation closed 15 Oct 2012Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

79 violations on record in total, 4 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.

35 complaints in three years, 15 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise1 / 13
  • Heat and hot water8 / 8
  • Construction and illegal work1 / 6
  • Walls and ceilings2 / 2
  • Pests0 / 2
  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 1
  • Electrical1 / 1
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 1
  • Entry, buzzer and mail1 / 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.

  • False Certification Non-Lead

    Opened 21 Oct 2013

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.

  • 20261 eviction

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.

  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 4 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 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.

  • Owner of record and managing agent

    SAM FRANKL LLC

    Public records list SAM FRANKL LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 6 Nov 2025. 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 2 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 were 8 heat or hot-water complaints here in the last twelve months. Ask who handles heat, how quickly it is usually restored, and whether the boiler has been replaced.
  3. The city recorded 1 mould violation here, most recently in 2013, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  4. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2026). 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.
  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 3032090014 · Block 3209, Lot 14 · Building class C2