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254 Himrod Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

4 immediately hazardous violations open. 28 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
284 · 21 · 3
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202212
202311
202410
202581
2026 so far00

Plus 52 violations from 2004 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Mold and damp 4
  • Pests 3
  • Fire and safety equipment 3
Open per apartment
4.7 (28 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
19 Jun 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

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 hazardous4 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 mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 19 Jun 2025Notice of issuance sent to tenant 26 Jun 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 19 Jun 2025Notice of issuance sent to tenant 26 Jun 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 25 May 2025Notice of issuance sent to tenant 26 May 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 13 Nov 2017Notice sent out 14 Nov 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

Hazardous21 open

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

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq ft at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at east original violation 18039271 issued 19-jun-25 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 19 Jun 2025Notice of issuance sent to tenant 26 Oct 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

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

    Issued 19 Jun 2025Notice sent out 26 Jun 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 25 May 2025Notice sent out 26 May 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 25 May 2025Notice sent out 26 May 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at north west at vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 25 May 2025Notice sent out 26 May 2025§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 2sq ft at west wall in the bathroom, 1st story at south original violation 16058683 issued 24-jun-23 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 24 Jun 2023First no access to re- inspect violation 30 Jun 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in wasteline at bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 20 Sept 2022Notice sent out 20 Sept 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 29 Jul 2021Notice sent out 1 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 29 Jul 2021Notice sent out 1 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 24 Jul 2021Notice sent out 25 Jul 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 24 Jul 2021Notice sent out 25 Jul 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 13 Nov 2017Notice sent out 14 Nov 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 13 Nov 2017Notice sent out 14 Nov 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from at least 1 window or provide approved type gate.., 1st story at east

    Issued 13 Nov 2017Notice sent out 14 Nov 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 29 Jul 2014Notice sent out 30 Jul 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors.... in the entrance, 1st story

    Issued 29 Jul 2014Notice sent out 30 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

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

    Issued 29 Jul 2014Notice sent out 30 Jul 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 29 Jul 2014Notice sent out 30 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 29 Jul 2014Notice sent out 30 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 29 Jul 2014Notice sent out 30 Jul 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile at vestible south wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 26 Jun 2014Notice sent out 29 Jun 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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.

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

    Issued 20 Sept 2022Notice sent out 20 Sept 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 20 Sept 2022Notice sent out 20 Sept 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceiling in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 24 Jul 2021Notice sent out 25 Jul 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

Paperwork and notices12 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 5 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices

  • Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame readily accessible for signature, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor at

    Issued 25 May 2025Notice sent out 26 May 2025Paperwork and notices§ 329

  • 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 25 May 2025Notice sent out 26 May 2025Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • 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 25 May 2025Notice sent out 26 May 2025Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

  • 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 23 Oct 2024Notice sent out 23 Oct 2024Paperwork and notices§ 329

  • 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 24 Jun 2023Notice sent out 25 Jun 2023Paperwork and notices§ 329

  • 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 at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 24 Jun 2023Notice sent out 25 Jun 2023Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

39 closed violations, plus 6 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... less than 10 sq ft at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 19 Jun 2025Violation closed 24 Oct 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

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

    Issued 23 Oct 2024Violation closed 7 May 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 2sq ft at west wall in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 24 Jun 2023Violation closed 23 Oct 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors... in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 29 Jul 2021Violation closed 20 Nov 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 1st story at north

    Issued 24 Jul 2021Violation closed 20 Nov 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Refit the north door in the entrance, 1st story

    Issued 10 Apr 2013Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 Apr 2013Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 Apr 2013Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... ( approx. 12 sq. ft. ) at walls and ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 8 Apr 2012Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Mold and damp§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Apr 2012Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of a concealed water leak at the ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 8 Nov 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 4 Oct 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 4 Oct 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 4 Oct 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 4 Oct 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling & walls in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 4 Oct 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 4 Oct 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling, south & west walls in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 4 Oct 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 4 Oct 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 30 Sept 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 6 Sept 2007Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... ceiling, south, east and west wall in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 6 Sept 2007Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of slopping bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 6 Sept 2007Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 6 Sept 2007Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 6 Sept 2007Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from east, 1st story

    Issued 16 Aug 2007Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 16 Aug 2007Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 16 Aug 2007Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 16 Aug 2007Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective plaster ceiling rear section at open space, cellar

    Issued 10 Dec 2004Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 Dec 2004Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 Dec 2004Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... ceiling and walls in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 10 Dec 2004Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell in the entrance, 1st story

    Issued 10 Dec 2004Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Entry, buzzer and mail§ 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 10 Dec 2004Violation closed 10 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling 20 square feet, west wall 10 square feet. in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 10 Apr 2013Violation closed 19 May 2013Mold and damp§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 Apr 2013Violation closed 19 May 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

85 violations on record in total, 40 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.

19 complaints in three years, 1 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water0 / 6
  • Pests0 / 3
  • Doors and windows0 / 3
  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 2
  • Mold and damp0 / 2
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 2
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 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.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 27 Dec 2017

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 6 Dec 2004

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 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 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

    YAKOV RUBIN

    Public records list YAKOV RUBIN as the registered managing agent for this address as of 14 Oct 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    SHEMESH PROPERTIES LLC

    Public records list SHEMESH PROPERTIES LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 14 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 4 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. 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. 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.
  4. 12 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. No bedbug report has ever been filed here, so the record cannot tell you the building's history — ask.
  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 3032790013 · Block 3279, Lot 13 · Building class C2