232 Suydam Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
7 immediately hazardous violations open. 18 open in all.
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- Open violations
- 187 · 8 · 3
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 17 violations from 1988 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Lead paint 3
- Electrical 1
- Fire and safety equipment 1
- Open per apartment
- 3 (18 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 15 Dec 2025 (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.
Tenant reviews
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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 filingThis 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 violationImmediately hazardous7 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.
Correct failure to notify occupants and/or to investigate lead-based paint hazards.
Issued 8 Oct 2025Notice sent out 4 Dec 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.4
Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner pursuant to local law 1 of 2004 related to lead-based paint notices, inspections and remediation/abatement activities.
Issued 8 Oct 2025Notice sent out 4 Dec 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.7
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) south wall in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 20 Jun 2013First no access to re- inspect violation 18 Sept 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Remove the illegal fastening -- lockable slide bolt installed on scuttle cover at roof over 3 rd story public hall
Issued 26 Sept 2012Notice certified late 24 Oct 2012Roof and outside the building§ 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 wall cabinet from south at west wall in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 19 Jun 2012Defect letter issued 26 Sept 2012Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Abate the nuisance consisting of double cylinder key operated lock entrance 3 sty west an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 30 Jan 1989First no access to re- inspect violation 3 Oct 2012§ 27-2005 +1
Abate the nuisance consisting of double cylinder key operated lock installed entrance door to 3 sty west an apartment.
Issued 20 Sept 1988First no access to re- inspect violation 3 Oct 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Hazardous8 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment, 2nd story at south
Issued 15 Dec 2025Notice sent out 16 Dec 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2
Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed wiring at west wall at public hall, 1st story
Issued 2 Dec 2024Notice sent out 2 Dec 2024Electrical§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 1st story at west
Issued 20 Jun 2013Notice sent out 26 Jun 2013Pests§ 27-2018
Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches, 1st story at west
Issued 20 Jun 2013Notice sent out 26 Jun 2013Pests§ 27-2018
Repair or replace the smoke detector mrs. peredes (missing ) in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 30 Dec 2000Not complied with 26 Sept 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective plaster ceiling cellar rear east.
Issued 30 Jan 1989Not complied with 26 Sept 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective entrance 3 sty west an apartment.
Issued 30 Jan 1989First no access to re- inspect violation 3 Oct 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective 3 sty west an apartment cotarto., section '' ''
Issued 30 Jan 1989First no access to re- inspect violation 3 Oct 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Non-hazardous3 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 the south wall in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 26 Sept 2012Notice sent out 28 Nov 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the north wall, east wall, west wall in the 1st room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 26 Sept 2012Notice sent out 28 Nov 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling 3 sty west an apartment front room.
Issued 30 Jan 1989First no access to re- inspect violation 3 Oct 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paperwork and notices2 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.
File 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.
Issued 6 May 2026Notice sent out 5 May 2026Paperwork and notices
Owner 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.
Issued 20 Nov 2025Info notice sent out 19 Nov 2025Paperwork and notices§ 27-2107
4 closed violations, plus 12 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.
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective defective hinges at vestibule door, 1st story
Issued 2 Dec 2024Violation closed 22 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the kitchen, the 1st room from north, the bathroom, the 2nd room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 20 Jun 2013Violation closed 24 Aug 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) north wall, east wall, west wall in the 1st room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 26 Sept 2012Violation closed 27 Nov 2012Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) south wall in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 26 Sept 2012Violation closed 27 Nov 2012Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
36 violations on record in total, 20 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.
4 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.
- Fire and safety equipment0 / 2
- Heat and hot water0 / 1
- Pests0 / 1
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.
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 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 (2023 report)
Show 1 earlier reportShow fewer
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 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.
The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Aug 2025 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.
Owner of record and managing agent
ADELINE LOUIS-CHARLES
Public records list ADELINE LOUIS-CHARLES as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 7 Aug 2024. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
232 Suydam Street, 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 7 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 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.
- This building dates from 1931 and has 5 open lead-paint violations on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
- 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.
- 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 18 open housing violations: 7 immediately hazardous, 8 hazardous and 3 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for lead paint (3), electrical (1) and fire and safety equipment (1).
On 15 Dec 2025. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
It 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.
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.
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