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234 Suydam Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

26 open violations, none immediately hazardous. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 32 violations before that, the first in 1996.

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Open per apartment
4.3 (26 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
4 May 2020 (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

The 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 violation

Hazardous23 open

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

  • ×2Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story

    2 issued 7 Nov 2016 to 4 May 2020Notice sent outFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 4 Oct 2019Notice sent out 7 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective wire glass panes (3) at skylight at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 4 Oct 2019Notice sent out 7 Oct 2019Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing pop-up assembly at bathtub waste pipe in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 16 Oct 2017Notice sent out 17 Oct 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass at door entrance from vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 7 Nov 2016Notice sent out 9 Nov 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 7 Nov 2016Notice sent out 9 Nov 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household articles at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Mar 2016Notice sent out 9 Mar 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of an improper size window frames installed at the two windows on the west wall having a opening of approx 6 inches above the upper sash in the 1st room from north, 1st story

    Issued 10 Aug 2014Notice sent out 13 Aug 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 2 Apr 2014Notice sent out 3 Apr 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • ×2Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective -- vinyl tile and wood floor in the kitchen, 1st story

    2 issued 2 Apr 2014Notice sent outFloors and stairs§ 27-2005

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  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 22 Jan 2014Notice sent out 23 Jan 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 22 Jan 2014Notice sent out 23 Jan 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • 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 required

    Issued 13 May 2012Notice sent out 14 May 2012Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile at east and west wall vestibule, 1st story

    Issued 5 Apr 2012Notice sent out 8 Apr 2012Walls and ceilings§ 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

    Issued 5 Apr 2012Notice sent out 8 Apr 2012Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hold items at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 5 Apr 2012Notice sent out 8 Apr 2012Fire 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 a minimum of 100 watts required

    Issued 4 Jan 2007Notice sent out 8 Jan 2007Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing { tenants name - mr. cardenais } in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 16 May 2002Notice sent out 19 May 2002Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination 1 sty public hall

    Issued 27 Jan 1997Not complied with 13 May 2002Electrical§ 27-2039

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls and ceiling bathroom 1 sty east an apartment

    Issued 27 Jan 1997Not complied with 16 May 2002Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice & roaches thru out kitchen 1 sty east an apartment, section '' ''

    Issued 30 Sept 1996Not complied with 16 May 2002Pests§ 27-2018

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.

  • Properly secure the loose newel cap at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 4 Oct 2019Notice sent out 7 Oct 2019§ 27-2005

  • Replace with wire glass the present glass in doors and/or transoms 2nd door at east at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 7 Mar 2016Notice sent out 9 Mar 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2044

  • Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 5 Apr 2012Notice sent out 8 Apr 2012Super and management§ 27-2053

Paperwork and notices10 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.

  • Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 4 Oct 2019Notice sent out 7 Oct 2019Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • Post and maintain a street number on the front of the dwelling plainly visible from the sidewalk.

    Issued 4 Oct 2019Notice sent out 7 Oct 2019Paperwork and notices§ 27-2049

  • Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 7 Mar 2016Notice sent out 9 Mar 2016Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor missing at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 7 Mar 2016Notice sent out 9 Mar 2016Paperwork and notices§ 329

  • Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box missing at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 7 Mar 2016Notice sent out 9 Mar 2016Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

  • ×2Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling. at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 5 Apr 2012 to 7 Mar 2016Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

  • Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box... at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 5 Apr 2012Notice sent out 8 Apr 2012Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

  • Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 5 Apr 2012Notice sent out 8 Apr 2012Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104

  • Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor.. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 5 Apr 2012Notice sent out 8 Apr 2012Paperwork and notices§ 329

6 closed violations, plus 3 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.

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

    Issued 10 Aug 2014Violation dismissed 11 Nov 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing ceramic tiles on wall above tub in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 10 Aug 2014Violation dismissed 11 Nov 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Refit apartment southeast entrance door, 1st story

    Issued 10 Aug 2014Violation dismissed 11 Nov 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 10 Aug 2014Violation dismissed 11 Nov 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 10 Aug 2014Violation dismissed 11 Nov 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 3rd room from north, 1st story

    Issued 10 Aug 2014Violation closed 4 Sept 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

45 violations on record in total, 36 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.

1 complaint in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise0 / 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.

  • 20222 evictions

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No permit currently in force. 2 permits filed in the last five years.

Show 2 expired or finished

  • General Construction

    Renovation and Alteration to Existing Multi-Family Dwelling

    Issued 23 Mar 2026Expired 8 May 2026

  • Plumbing

    Gas Re-piping and Plumbing Piping throughout the Building

    Issued 28 Nov 2023Expired 21 Aug 2024

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 7 earlier reports
  • 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)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2017 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

    JOSEPH FRAGALA

    Public records list JOSEPH FRAGALA as the registered managing agent for this address as of 11 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (10 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    GAJ RELATY CORP

    Public records list GAJ RELATY CORP as the owner of record for this address as of 11 Sept 2025. 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 has 23 open hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern and what has been done since.
  2. 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.
  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. 10 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through.
  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

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