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298 Suydam Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 6 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
61 · 5
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202400
202500
2026 so far20

Plus 53 violations from 1996 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

See every violation
Found most often since 2022
  • Doors and windows 1
  • Fire and safety equipment 1
Open per apartment
1 (6 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
18 May 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

Immediately hazardous1 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.

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

    Issued 12 May 2019Notice of issuance sent to tenant 12 May 2019Pests§ 27-2017.4

Hazardous5 open

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

  • Refit door at building entrance at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 18 May 2026Notice sent out 19 May 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 12 May 2019Notice sent out 3 Nov 2020Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 12 May 2019Notice sent out 3 Nov 2020Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 24 Jun 2015Notice sent out 3 Nov 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wires ceiling cellatr thru out.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Notice sent out 3 Nov 2020Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

49 closed violations, plus 4 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.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective latch at building entrance door

    Issued 6 Apr 2026Violation closed 23 Sept 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 5th room from east, the 4th room from east, the 1st room from east, the private hallway, the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 12 May 2019Violation dismissed 5 Nov 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 12 May 2019Violation dismissed 5 Nov 2019Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Refit lower sash at west two window in the 5th room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 12 May 2019Violation dismissed 25 Jul 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • 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 door frame from east at south wall in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Oct 2015Violation closed 15 Nov 2017Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 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) baseboard at south wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Oct 2009Violation closed 15 Nov 2017Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 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) baseboard at west wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 31 Oct 2009Violation closed 15 Nov 2017Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 22 Nov 2015Violation closed 31 Jul 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of household articles

    Issued 24 Jun 2015Violation closed 31 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at entrance

    Issued 24 Jun 2015Violation closed 31 Jul 2017Fire 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 200 watts minimum

    Issued 29 Sept 1999Violation closed 31 Jul 2017Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the cellar thru out.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 31 Jul 2017§ 27-2011

  • Install 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 = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 Feb 2017Violation dismissed 10 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass upper sash window kitchen 1 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation dismissed 22 Feb 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 3rd room from north, the private hallway, the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Oct 2015Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Subd. 5 m/d law discontinue use of interior room for living or provide a single opening of at least 60 percent of area of the partition to room having window opening directly to street or yard, in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Oct 2015Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Roof and outside the building§ 213

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

    Issued 13 Oct 2015Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Oct 2015Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Oct 2015Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Refit door in the entrance, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Oct 2015Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Oct 2015Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Oct 2015Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Oct 2015Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Fire egress defective. make stationary the iron ladder leading to scuttle opening in roof at 3rd story public hall

    Issued 24 Jun 2015Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Fire 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 at north

    Issued 24 Jun 2015Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 24 Jun 2015Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Remove the illegal fastening,double cylinder key operated lock, in the entrance, 1st story

    Issued 6 Mar 2003Violation closed 21 Feb 2017§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective connection at wastepipe under sink, in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 6 Mar 2003Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles bathroom 1 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing hot water handle bathtub bathroom 1 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of concealed water leak ceiling kitchen 1 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice and roaches thru out 1 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the broken or defective connection wasteline sink kitchen 1 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls ceilings and woodwork thru out 1 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective 1 sty east an apartment rodriguez.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wires ceiling front room 1 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color south wall kitchen 1 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective wood floor 1st room from rear 1 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Refit windows thru out 1 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective wood jamb lockside south entrance door 1 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective locking device vestibule door to 1 sty public hall.

    Issued 22 Feb 1996Violation closed 21 Feb 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarding materials ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 22 Nov 2015Violation dismissed 22 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 22 Nov 2015Violation dismissed 22 Mar 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 22 Nov 2015Violation dismissed 22 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 22 Nov 2015Violation dismissed 22 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak at ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 22 Nov 2015Violation dismissed 22 Mar 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the 1st room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 22 Nov 2015Violation dismissed 22 Mar 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Oct 2015Violation closed 1 Nov 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods at rear yard

    Issued 24 Jun 2015Violation closed 4 Oct 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

59 violations on record in total, 6 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.

13 complaints in three years, 13 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise10 / 10
  • Doors and windows2 / 2
  • Other1 / 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.

1 case, all closed.

  • Comprehensive

    Opened 11 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.

  • 20251 eviction

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 4 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 20212 of 6 units reported infested (2019 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

    J&M REALTY SERVICE CORP

    Public records list J&M REALTY SERVICE CORP as the registered managing agent for this address as of 5 Oct 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    298 SUYDAM

    Public records list 298 SUYDAM as the owner of record for this address as of 5 Oct 2025. Source: HPD registration.

Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.

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 one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, 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. 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. 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 3032200021 · Block 3220, Lot 21 · Building class C2