74 St Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
3 immediately hazardous violations open. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Public record
- Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | 16 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 42 violations from 2006 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Pests 7
- Fire and safety equipment 7
- Heat and hot water 6
- Open per apartment
- 0.5 (3 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 29 Nov 2023 (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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Nothing above this section came from a tenant. It is all filed by the city, which means it only holds what somebody reported and an inspector wrote down, not what it is actually like to live here.
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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.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 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 hazardous3 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.
Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 15 Nov 2023First no access to re- inspect violation 15 Jul 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2029
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at bottom of staircase at cellar
Issued 15 Nov 2023Violation will be reinspected 4 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water exceeding the maximum temperature of 130 degree fahrenheit at all plumbing fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 21 Sept 2022Not complied with 11 Jul 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1
70 closed violations, plus 11 closed paperwork filingsShow 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.
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 1 Aug 2023Violation closed 6 Aug 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 1 Aug 2023Violation closed 6 Aug 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 6 Aug 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 6 Aug 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of rodents rats at cellar
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 6 Aug 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 2sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at west original violation 16134440 issued 01-aug-23 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 1 Aug 2023Violation closed 29 Jul 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Abate the nuisance consisting of rodents rats dropping at cellar
Issued 17 Jun 2016Violation closed 15 Jul 2024Pests§ 27-2018
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective window at kitchen at west in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 1 Aug 2023Violation closed 11 Jul 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
2011, 2012 adm code cleanse and disinfect to the satisfaction of this department after removing the raw sewage at basement
Issued 24 Feb 2016Violation closed 11 Jul 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2010
Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder lock (front door) in the entrance, 1st story
Issued 21 Jun 2007Violation closed 11 Jul 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Provide ready access to buildings heating system locked door at boiler room
Issued 29 Nov 2023Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 1 Aug 2023Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 1 Aug 2023Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 1 Aug 2023Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at entrance at cellar
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective leading to cellar at public hall, 1st story
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at lower window sash at the 2nd window from west at north in the 1st room from north, 1st story at east
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly secure the loose escutcheon plate at riser at ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at east
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly secure the loose escutcheon plate at riser at ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at east
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at washbasin in the bathroom, 1st story at east
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 1st story at east
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Electrical§ 27-2037
Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures at washbasin in the bathroom, 1st story at east
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2024
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 at public hall, 1st story
Issued 12 Oct 2017Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Remove the illegal double cylinder key operated locking device at door at east entrance, 1st story
Issued 13 Jul 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Replace with new the missing escutcheon plate at floor and ceiling around steam risers in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 13 Jul 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005
Properly secure the loose electrical outlets to wall in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 13 Jul 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Electrical§ 27-2005
Replace with new the missing cover plate on electrical wall outlets an switches in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 13 Jul 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Electrical§ 27-2005
×2Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story
2 issued 8 Jul 2006 to 13 Jul 2016Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
×2Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story
2 issued 8 Jul 2006 to 13 Jul 2016Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures sink in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 13 Jul 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2024
Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures sink in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 13 Jul 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2024
Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed wiring on ceiling at public hall, 1st story
Issued 13 Jul 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Electrical§ 27-2005
Provide adequate lighting for ceiling fixture 60 watts bulbs at public hall, 1st story
Issued 17 Jun 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Electrical§ 27-2038
Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures at sink in the kitchen, 1st story at south
Issued 17 Jun 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2024
Replace with new the missing cover at electrical walls outlets and switches in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 17 Jun 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Electrical§ 27-2005
Properly repair the broken or defective bell and buzzer in the foyer, 1st story at south
Issued 17 Jun 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
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 17 Jun 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Properly repair the broken or defective electrical wall outlet at east in the 1st room from east, 1st story at south
Issued 17 Jun 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Electrical§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the walls and ceiling throughout in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 15 Apr 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Repair the broken or defective connection at wasteline at sink in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 24 Feb 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all ceilings and walls in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 24 Feb 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 24 Feb 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Pests§ 27-2018
Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... aqt north wall,approx. 4 sq.feet in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 24 Feb 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of rodents rats at basement
Issued 24 Feb 2016Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Pests§ 27-2018
Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at west wall 12 square feet in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 23 Feb 2014Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarded ceiling at public hall, 1st story
Issued 23 Feb 2014Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling, north & west walls in the 1st room from north, 1st story
Issued 23 Feb 2014Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 23 Feb 2014Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling at public hall, 1st story
Issued 23 Feb 2014Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Properly secure the loose electrical outlet at east wall in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 23 Feb 2014Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Electrical§ 27-2005
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 17 Jun 2009Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Electrical§ 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 21 Jun 2007Violation closed 10 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 29 Nov 2023Violation dismissed 10 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Refit the door at entrance to boiler room at cellar
Issued 15 Nov 2023Violation dismissed 10 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective inoperable hinges at door in the entrance, 3rd story at north
Issued 29 Nov 2023Violation closed 6 Feb 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 29 Nov 2023Violation closed 24 Dec 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2029
Remove the illegal fastening slide bolt lockable with eye at bulkhead door at public hall, 4th story
Issued 6 Sept 2023Violation closed 13 Dec 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 2sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 1 Aug 2023Violation closed 4 Dec 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches at cellar
Issued 28 May 2023Violation dismissed 7 Sept 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of rodents rats at cellar
Issued 28 May 2023Violation dismissed 7 Sept 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective in the kitchen, 1st story at east
Issued 21 Sept 2022Violation closed 31 Oct 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 1st story
Issued 12 Oct 2017Violation dismissed 11 Jan 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 12 Oct 2017Violation dismissed 11 Jan 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures at washbasin in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 12 Oct 2017Violation dismissed 11 Jan 2018§ 27-2024
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 1st story
Issued 12 Oct 2017Violation dismissed 11 Jan 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant ceiling at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 12 Oct 2017Violation dismissed 11 Jan 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of uncapped radiator steam valve at west wall in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 12 Oct 2017Violation closed 18 Dec 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1
Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder key opeated lock at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 24 Feb 2016Violation closed 1 Apr 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
84 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 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.
7 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.
- Heat and hot water0 / 3
- Noise0 / 2
- Pests0 / 2
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.
3 cases, all closed.
Heat and Hot Water
Opened 5 Jan 2024
Tenant Action
Opened 21 Jul 2023
Tenant Action/Harassment
Opened 8 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 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)
Show 6 earlier reportsShow fewer
- 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 and managing agent
JMS ST NICK LLC
Public records list JMS ST NICK LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 27 Jul 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
74 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 3 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.
- The city recorded 4 mould violations here, most recently in 2023, 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.
- 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 3 open housing violations: 3 immediately hazardous, 0 hazardous and 0 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for pests (7), fire and safety equipment (7) and heat and hot water (6).
On 29 Nov 2023. 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.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
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.
BBL 3032110029 · Block 3211, Lot 29 · Building class C2