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248 Himrod Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

14 immediately hazardous violations open. 27 open in all.

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

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202420
202562
2026 so far00

Plus 73 violations from 1990 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 6
  • Doors and windows 1
  • Entry, buzzer and mail 1
Open per apartment
4.5 (27 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
16 Sept 2025 (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

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 1 day.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26110

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

This 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 violation

Immediately hazardous14 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.

  • Properly secure the loose scuttle ladder at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 16 Sept 2025Notice certified late 10 May 2026§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective lower sash window at 2nd window from north at east wall (fire escape window) in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 16 Sept 2025Notice certified late 10 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 3rd story at north

    Issued 16 Sept 2025Notice certified late 10 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 14 Oct 2024Not complied with 19 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system locked door at cellar

    Issued 14 Feb 2021Notice sent out 16 Feb 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Remove the illegal fastening a key operated cylinder lock at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Oct 2015Notice sent out 19 Oct 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of rodents rat excreta building rear yard

    Issued 11 Jun 2000Not complied with 10 Mar 2013Pests§ 27-2018

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint bathroom entrance jambs in 1st sty east an apartment 38932

    Issued 2 Oct 1999Defect letter issued 10 Mar 2013Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint and or plaster kitchen wall in 1st sty east an apartment ms flores 443 6648 38932 er1

    Issued 2 Oct 1999Defect letter issued 10 Mar 2013Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint and or plaster south wall kitchen 1 sty north an apartment flores 443 6648 er1 40791, section '' ''

    Issued 22 Jul 1999Defect letter issued 10 Mar 2013Lead paint§ 27-2013

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  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint door and frame bathroom 1 st north an apartment er1 40791, section '' ''

    Issued 22 Jul 1999Defect letter issued 10 Mar 2013Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove the illegal fastening slide bolt with eyelet installed entrance door north room 3 sty an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 19 Apr 1998First no access to re- inspect violation 10 Mar 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint peeling lead paint walls 2 sty north an apartment front room heyward 455 7711 er1., section '' ''

    Issued 27 Apr 1990Defect letter issued 10 Mar 2013Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint peeling lead paint ceiling 2 sty north an apartment kitchen heyward 455 7711 er1., section '' ''

    Issued 27 Apr 1990Defect letter issued 10 Mar 2013Lead paint§ 27-2013

Hazardous6 open

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

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

    Issued 29 Oct 2024Notice certified late 19 Dec 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 22 Feb 2018Not complied with 1 Jun 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective caulking around bath tub in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 21 Aug 2017Invalid certification 1 Oct 2017§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at entrance in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 21 Aug 2017Invalid certification 1 Oct 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 16 Aug 2013Notice sent out 19 Aug 2013Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective door bell building front entrance to the bell in the entrance, 1st story

    Issued 19 Oct 2005Not complied with 10 Mar 2013Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous7 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 repair with similar material the broken or defective grout at ceramic tile walls around bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 19 Sept 2018Invalid certification 27 Dec 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 19 Sept 2018Invalid certification 27 Dec 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Refit the apartment entrance door, 2nd story at south

    Issued 8 May 2017Not complied with 21 Aug 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls in 1st story public hall

    Issued 23 Jan 2013Not complied with 5 Apr 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls and ceiling in the 1st room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 23 Jan 2013Not complied with 5 Apr 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Replace with new the broken or defective door to rooms in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 7 Feb 2006Notice certified late 13 May 2007Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and walls in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 19 Oct 2005Notice certified late 13 May 2007Walls 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 of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 29 Oct 2024Notice sent out 29 Oct 2024Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

56 closed violations, plus 7 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.

  • Refit lower sash window at 1st window from south at west wall in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 16 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 15 Mar 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective bell buzzer/intercom system from building entrance to the south wall in the foyer, 3rd story at north

    Issued 16 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 15 Mar 2026Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules that is defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 16 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 13 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations that is defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 16 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 13 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 16 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 29 Dec 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 14 Feb 2021Violation closed 9 Mar 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at vestibule

    Issued 21 Oct 2019Violation closed 12 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell and buzzer system in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 22 Feb 2018Violation closed 10 Jun 2018Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • ×2Replace with new the broken or defective glass at vestibule door, 1st story

    2 issued 9 May 2017Violation closedDoors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass pane at vestibule door, 1st story

    Issued 8 May 2017Violation closed 21 Aug 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose ceramic tile at west wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 8 May 2017Violation closed 21 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches, 2nd story at south

    Issued 8 May 2017Violation closed 21 Aug 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of rodents rats in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 19 Oct 2005Violation closed 8 Jun 2014Pests§ 27-2018

  • ×2Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story

    2 issued 19 Oct 2005 to 13 Aug 2013Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 13 Aug 2013Violation closed 2 Jun 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide and maintain approved mail receptacles and directories for the persons residing in the dwelling as provided in the u.s. postal regulations.

    Issued 22 Nov 2008Violation closed 2 Jun 2014§ 27-2047

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mold ceiling and all walls bathroom 3 sty east an apartment er1., section '' ''

    Issued 19 Apr 1998Violation closed 2 Jun 2014Mold and damp§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 23 Jan 2013Violation closed 6 May 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2043

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

    Issued 19 Oct 2005Violation closed 6 May 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    2 issued 5 Apr 2013 to 13 Aug 2013Violation closedFloors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at the ceiling ( 20 square feet) in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 13 Aug 2013Violation closed 6 Apr 2014Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector that is defective in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 13 Aug 2013Violation closed 6 Apr 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Replace with new the broken or defective leaky raditor in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 7 Feb 2006Violation closed 6 Apr 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective make openable entrance door to the public hall in the 4th room from east, 1st story

    Issued 19 Oct 2005Violation closed 6 Apr 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin ants in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 13 Aug 2013Violation closed 22 Sept 2013Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass pane in 1st story public hall vestibule door

    Issued 23 Jan 2013Violation closed 24 Jul 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent material at east wall in 1st story public hall

    Issued 23 Jan 2013Violation closed 24 Jul 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at cellar

    Issued 14 Nov 2007Violation closed 24 Jul 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system cellar door locked, cellar

    Issued 11 Jun 2000Violation closed 24 Jul 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of discarded intact refrigerator (all doors) at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 4 Feb 2013Violation closed 10 Mar 2013Appliances§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of refrigerator

    Issued 23 Jan 2013Violation dismissed 10 Mar 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures.. in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 23 Jan 2013Violation closed 10 Mar 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2024

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the rear yard

    Issued 19 Oct 2005Violation closed 10 Mar 2013Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures kitchen and bathroom 2 sty an apartment, section '' ''

    Issued 18 Aug 1995Violation closed 10 Mar 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of cascading water leak ceiling 1 sty an apartment er1, section '' ''

    Issued 18 Nov 1992Violation closed 10 Mar 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide temporary seal up entrance door to vacant 3 sty west an apartment er1.

    Issued 7 Mar 1998Violation closed 28 Jan 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 3rd story

    Issued 5 Oct 2011Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 5 Oct 2011Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • ×2Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    2 issued 7 Feb 2006 to 4 Sept 2011Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective electrical outlets at the south wall in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jun 2008Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Electrical§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 7 Feb 2006Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 7 Feb 2006Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electric wall outlets in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 7 Feb 2006Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of ventilation obstructed in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 7 Feb 2006Violation closed 23 Jan 2013§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 7 Feb 2006Violation dismissed 23 Jan 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 7 Feb 2006Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lock set entrance door to public hall in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 19 Oct 2005Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 19 Oct 2005Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 19 Oct 2005Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color water damaged ceiling and walls in the kitchen and in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 19 Oct 2005Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing entrance door in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 19 Oct 2005Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent material ceiling 3 sty public hall er1.

    Issued 7 Mar 1998Violation closed 23 Jan 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

91 violations on record in total, 28 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.

18 complaints in three years, 5 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Pests0 / 6
  • Doors and windows3 / 4
  • Entry, buzzer and mail1 / 3
  • Heat and hot water1 / 3
  • Fire and safety equipment0 / 2

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.

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 15 Nov 2010

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 filing

Building permits

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

Show 2 expired or finished

  • Boiler Equipment

    EXISTING 3 STORY BUILDING. WORK LIMITED TO CELLAR AREA FOR MINOR BOILER WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, BULK, OR EGRESS.

    Issued 4 Mar 2024Expired 4 Mar 2025

  • Plumbing

    PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN.

    Issued 4 Mar 2024Expired 4 Mar 2025

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

  • Owner of record and managing agent

    248 HIMROD STREET CORP

    Public records list 248 HIMROD STREET CORP as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 13 Jul 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 14 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.
  2. The city recorded 2 mould violations here, most recently in 2013, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. 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 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.
  4. This building dates from 1931 and has 6 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.
  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 3032790010 · Block 3279, Lot 10 · Building class C2