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70 St Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 3 open in all.

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Open violations
32 · 1
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 39 violations before that, the first in 1998.

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Open per apartment
0.5 (3 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
15 Jul 2014 (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 1 day.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26120

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.

  • Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing missing metal tread 6th up from bottom at 2nd to 3rd sty balcony bldg. rear. at fire escape

    Issued 15 Jul 2014Notice sent out 17 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is on a deteriorated subsurface that is unstable or unsound using exclusive interim controls. ceiling in the 1st room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 5 Sept 2003Defect letter issued 16 Jul 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.5

Hazardous1 open

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

  • 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

    Issued 3 Dec 1998Not complied with 16 Jul 2014Electrical§ 27-2040

36 closed violations, plus 12 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.

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

    Issued 7 Nov 2013Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate......, 2nd story at south

    Issued 7 Nov 2013Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 22 Oct 2012Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Fire 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 west

    Issued 22 Oct 2012Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • 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 at west

    Issued 22 Oct 2012Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 24 Oct 2007Violation dismissed 16 Jul 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • 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... at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 24 Oct 2007Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department window casing in the 1st room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 5 Sept 2003Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 5 Sept 2003Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 5 Sept 2003Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 29 Jun 2002Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 29 Jun 2002Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 29 Jun 2002Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceilings throughout in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 29 Jun 2002Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • 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 29 Jun 2002Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing(ms. rebecca rodrigez) in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 29 Jun 2002Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring at south window lower sash. in the 1st room from north, 1st story

    Issued 29 Jun 2002Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 29 Jun 2002Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 29 Jun 2002Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective locking device street entrance door to vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 22 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing glaze insert panel entrance door vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 22 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace the broken or defective water damaged overhead cabinet above sink in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and walls throughout in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective plasterboard ceiling and walls throughout in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective cement floor in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective entrance door in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening padlock on only openable iron gate window in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of rodents rat excreta in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace the broken or defective sink base cabinet in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective plasterboard ceiling and walls throughout in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of water leak at ceiling, east and south walls in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective water damaged wood floor in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and walls throughout in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2001Violation closed 16 Jul 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • ×2Install 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;, 2nd story at south

    2 issued 7 Nov 2013Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

51 violations on record in total, 3 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
  • Entry, buzzer and mail1 / 1
  • Noise1 / 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.

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 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 2 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 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

    MOSES JACOBS

    Public records list MOSES JACOBS as the registered managing agent for this address as of 22 Jan 2026. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    70 NICHOLAS REALTY LLC

    Public records list 70 NICHOLAS REALTY LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 22 Jan 2026. 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 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. 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.
  3. This building dates from 1931 and has 1 open lead-paint violation 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. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  5. 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 3032110027 · Block 3211, Lot 27 · Building class C2