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290 Suydam Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

14 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

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202211
2023101
202400
202500
2026 so far11

Plus 59 violations from 1991 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Walls and ceilings 4
  • Doors and windows 3
  • Leaks and plumbing 3
Open per apartment
2.3 (14 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
26 Sept 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

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

Hazardous12 open

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

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling and all walls in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 26 Sept 2026Notice sent out 5 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 1st story at south

    Issued 2 Apr 2023Notice sent out 2 Apr 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 2 Apr 2023Notice sent out 2 Apr 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 2 Apr 2023Notice sent out 2 Apr 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 2 Apr 2023Notice sent out 2 Apr 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 2 Apr 2023Notice sent out 2 Apr 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 2 Apr 2023Notice sent out 2 Apr 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 2 Apr 2023Notice sent out 5 Apr 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly secure the loose strike plate at door lock in the entrance, 1st story at south

    Issued 2 Apr 2023Notice sent out 2 Apr 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 2 Apr 2023Notice sent out 5 Apr 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 2 Apr 2023Notice sent out 2 Apr 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 2 square feet at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at east original violation 15174764 issued 25-may-22 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 25 May 2022Defect letter issued 30 Jun 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

Non-hazardous2 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.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... observed less than 10sq feet at ceiling and all walls in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 26 Sept 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 5 Oct 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the metal ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 2 Apr 2023Notice sent out 5 Apr 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

Paperwork and notices1 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 a proper notice regarding rent stabilization law, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a conspicuous location within the common area at the buildings entrance. for more information about signage requirements, please visit: https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/required-signage.page

    Issued 26 Sept 2026Notice sent out 30 Sept 2026Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104

60 closed violations, plus 5 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.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 2 square feet at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 25 May 2022Violation closed 22 Sept 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 20 Feb 2021Violation closed 29 Aug 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Remove the illegal fastening a lockable slide bolt at the gate at the building front yard

    Issued 28 Jul 2021Violation closed 22 Aug 2022Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain glazing at bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 11 May 2021Violation dismissed 5 Aug 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain glazing at washbasin in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 11 May 2021Violation dismissed 5 Aug 2021§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective (inoperable) light fixture at ceiling in the private hallway, 1st story at south

    Issued 11 May 2021Violation dismissed 5 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 11 May 2021Violation dismissed 5 Aug 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 11 May 2021Violation dismissed 5 Aug 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also chain guard at door in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 24 May 2021Violation closed 30 Jun 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2043

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at upper sash of 1st window from south at west in the 6th room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 24 May 2021Violation closed 30 Jun 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective connection waste line at sink in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 24 May 2021Violation closed 30 Jun 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at lower and upper sashes of 2nd window from south at west in the 6th room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 24 May 2021Violation closed 30 Jun 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 24 May 2021Violation closed 30 Jun 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation riser pipe in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 20 Feb 2021Violation closed 26 May 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the 5th room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 20 Feb 2021Violation closed 26 May 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the 6th room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 20 Feb 2021Violation closed 26 May 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 6th room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 20 Feb 2021Violation closed 26 May 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the 5th room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 20 Feb 2021Violation closed 26 May 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 20 Feb 2021Violation closed 26 May 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the 3rd room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 20 Feb 2021Violation closed 26 May 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the 3rd room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 20 Feb 2021Violation closed 26 May 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 20 Feb 2021Violation closed 26 May 2021Walls 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 minimum required (light fixtures present)

    Issued 16 Jun 2014Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperable, 1st story at south

    Issued 27 Jun 2013Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperable, 1st story at south

    Issued 27 Jun 2013Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Replace with new the missing knob at door in the entrance, 2nd story at west

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Pests§ 27-2018

  • Install and maintain sufficient light or lights of at least 100 watts incandescent or equivalent each, to light adequately from sunset to sunrise the minimum 100 watts required at front areaway

    Issued 8 May 2012Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Properly repair the broken or defective paving - at front yard

    Issued 25 Mar 2008Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Refit windows thru-out in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 1 Aug 2006Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass pane at top sash in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 1 Aug 2006Violation closed 15 Jul 2019§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 1 Aug 2006Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective ceiling light fixture in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at south

    Issued 18 May 2006Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material ceiling bulkhead to roof at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 18 May 2006Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 18 May 2006Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Pests§ 27-2018

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hold items all stories at public hall

    Issued 18 May 2006Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly secure the loose ceiling light fixture in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at south

    Issued 18 May 2006Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Refit windows throughout in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 18 May 2006Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Mar 2006Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Fire 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, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Mar 2006Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • 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 200 watts minimum

    Issued 21 Jul 1999Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mildew ceiling 2 sty west an apartment bathroom., section '' ''

    Issued 8 Oct 1996Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Mold and damp§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department wall 2 sty west an apartment bathroom., section '' ''

    Issued 8 Oct 1996Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate 3 sty north an apartment, section '' ''

    Issued 14 Feb 1991Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling 3 sty north an apartment private hall, section '' ''

    Issued 14 Feb 1991Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Walls and ceilings§ 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 1 sty public hall and on boiler room door.

    Issued 8 Jan 1991Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures 3 sty west an apartment kitchen and bathroom.

    Issued 8 Jan 1991Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective 3 sty an apartment rodriquez.

    Issued 8 Jan 1991Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate 3 sty west an apartment.

    Issued 8 Jan 1991Violation closed 15 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 2 Apr 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 2 Apr 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective celotex ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 2 Apr 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 2 Apr 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective celotex ceiling in the 4th room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 2 Apr 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 2 Apr 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balances of the upper and lower sashes of the window in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 2 Apr 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Refit upper and lower sashes in the 1st room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 2 Apr 2013§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 2 Apr 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing baluster at stairs 1st to 2nd sty at public hall

    Issued 5 Dec 2012Violation closed 2 Jan 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

80 violations on record in total, 15 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.

2 complaints in three years, 2 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 1
  • Mold and damp1 / 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.

2 cases, all closed.

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 3 May 2006

  • Failure to Register Only

    Opened 26 Apr 2006

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.

  • 20232 evictions

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 6 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2018 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

    W 290 LLC

    Public records list W 290 LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 1 Jul 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 12 open hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern and what has been done since.
  2. There are 2 open mould violations on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. 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.
  4. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 1 complaints in the last twelve months.
  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 3032200017 · Block 3220, Lot 17 · Building class C2