227 Himrod Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
6 immediately hazardous violations open. 15 open in all.
- Tenant reviews
- None yetLived here? Reviews open soon.
- Open violations
- 156 · 9
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
None issued since 2022. 15 violations before that, the first in 2006.
See every violation- Open per apartment
- 2.5 (15 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 2 Apr 2021 (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
Tenant-reportedNo tenant reviews yet. Lived here? Be the first.
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 hazardous6 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.
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 sign missing
Issued 2 Apr 2021Notice sent out 5 Apr 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
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 west at north wall, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the 4th room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Sept 2006Notice sent out 26 Sept 2006Lead 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) 1st door frame from north at east wall, 1st wall cabinet from south at west wall in the 2nd room from north at west, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Sept 2006Notice sent out 26 Sept 2006Lead 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) 1st closet from north at east wall door, 1st closet from north at east wall door frame, 2nd closet from north at east wall door, 2nd closet from north at east wall door frame, 2nd closet from north at east wall floor in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Sept 2006Notice sent out 26 Sept 2006Lead 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) 1st door frame from north at east wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Sept 2006Notice sent out 27 Sept 2006Lead 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) 1st door from north at east wall, 1st door frame from north at east wall, 1st fireplace from south at west wall, 1st window frame from east at south wall, 2nd window frame from east at south wall in the 5th room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Sept 2006Notice sent out 27 Sept 2006Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Hazardous9 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective concrete tread first step up from bottom at building front entrance
Issued 2 Apr 2021Notice sent out 5 Apr 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Replace with new the broken or defective electrical light fixture at ceiling at public hall, 1st story
Issued 10 Jul 2009Notice sent out 13 Jul 2009Electrical§ 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 a minimum of 100 watts required.
Issued 14 Apr 2009Notice sent out 15 Apr 2009Electrical§ 27-2040
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective sheetrock north wall in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Sept 2006Notice sent out 27 Sept 2006Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective... baseboard at west wall in the 2nd room from north at west, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Sept 2006Notice sent out 26 Sept 2006Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperable, in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Sept 2006Notice sent out 26 Sept 2006Fire 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 at west
Issued 25 Sept 2006Notice sent out 26 Sept 2006Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Abate the nuisance consisting of concealed leak at ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Sept 2006Notice sent out 27 Sept 2006Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at tub/ shower east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Sept 2006Notice sent out 27 Sept 2006Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Paperwork and notices14 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.
×6File 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.
6 issued 9 Apr 2021 to 4 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices
×4Owner 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.
4 issued 14 Nov 2022 to 20 Nov 2025Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107
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.
Issued 2 Apr 2021Notice sent out 5 Apr 2021Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
Post 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.
Issued 2 Apr 2021Notice sent out 5 Apr 2021Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected
Issued 2 Apr 2021Notice sent out 5 Apr 2021Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box sign missing
Issued 2 Apr 2021Notice sent out 5 Apr 2021Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045
30 violations on record in total, 29 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.
9 complaints in three years, 3 of them in the last twelve months.
- Noise0 / 5
- Garbage and cleanliness3 / 4
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.
No bedbug report on file for this building. That usually means the owner did not file one, not that there is nothing to 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 2022 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
LUIS VELEZ, JR
Public records list LUIS VELEZ, JR as the owner of record for this address as of 29 Sept 2021. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
227 Himrod 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 6 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 15 open housing violations: 6 immediately hazardous, 9 hazardous and 0 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
On 2 Apr 2021. 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.
BBL 3032690055 · Block 3269, Lot 55 · Building class C2