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299 Harman 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
202200
202340
202400
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 25 violations from 2006 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

See every violation
Found most often since 2022
  • Lead paint 3
  • Roof and outside the building 1
Open per apartment
4.7 (28 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
29 Aug 2023 (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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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.

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.

  • Remove the illegal fastening lockable eye and hasp at scuttle cover at exit to roof

    Issued 29 Aug 2023Notice sent out 15 Oct 2023Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

  • Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner pursuant to local law 1 of 2004 related to lead-based paint notices, inspections and remediation/abatement activities.

    Issued 21 Jun 2023Notice sent out 13 Aug 2023Lead paint§ 27-2056.7

  • Correct failure to notify occupants and/or to investigate lead-based paint hazards.

    Issued 21 Jun 2023Notice sent out 13 Aug 2023Lead paint§ 27-2056.4

  • Remove the illegal fastening key operated double cylinder lock in the entrance, 3rd story at west

    Issued 18 Feb 2006Not complied with 24 Feb 2007§ 27-2005 +1

Hazardous21 open

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

  • Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 29 Aug 2023Notice sent out 31 Aug 2023Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2

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

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective heavy-duty lockset at door in vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • ×2Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    2 issued 1 Apr 2009 to 13 Jun 2020Notice sent outFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of household items on 3rd story balcony at fire escape at building rear

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of padlockable eye hasp at scuttle cover, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020§ 27-2005 +1

Show all 21

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... approx 16 sq ft in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 6 May 2012Notice sent out 7 May 2012Mold and damp§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 1 Apr 2009Notice sent out 2 Apr 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 28 Dec 2007Notice sent out 2 Jan 2008Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color.. east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 28 Dec 2007Notice sent out 2 Jan 2008Walls 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, 2nd story at west

    Issued 28 Dec 2007Notice sent out 2 Jan 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 28 Dec 2007Notice sent out 2 Jan 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 28 Dec 2007Notice sent out 2 Jan 2008Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 28 Dec 2007Notice sent out 2 Jan 2008Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wires at the ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 24 Feb 2007Notice sent out 25 Feb 2007Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 18 Feb 2006Not complied with 24 Feb 2007Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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.

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

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration bath room window boarded up in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 6 May 2012Notice sent out 7 May 2012Doors and windows§ 300

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation.. ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 28 Dec 2007Notice sent out 2 Jan 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

Paperwork and notices21 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

  • ×9Owner 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.

    9 issued 24 Nov 2017 to 20 Nov 2025Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107

  • 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

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020Paperwork and notices§ 329

  • 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. at public hall

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020Paperwork 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 at public hall

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020Paperwork 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, missing at public hall

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

  • 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. at public hall

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Notice sent out 15 Jun 2020Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • Owner 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.

    Issued 9 Nov 2016Info notice sent out 8 Nov 2016Paperwork and notices§ 27-2107

1 closed violation, plus 1 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.

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors in the entrance, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Jun 2020Violation closed 23 Oct 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

51 violations on record in total, 49 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.

22 complaints in three years, 20 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise15 / 17
  • Floors and stairs2 / 2
  • Garbage and cleanliness1 / 1
  • Electrical1 / 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.

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 filing

Building permits

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

Show 2 expired or finished

  • Boiler Equipment

    REPLACE EXISTING GAS BOILER WITH NEW GAS BOILER

    Issued 22 Feb 2023Expired 19 Aug 2023

  • Plumbing

    REPLACEMENT OF HOT WATER HEATER AND REPLACE EXISTING GAS PIPIING

    Issued 10 Nov 2022Expired 20 Aug 2023

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.

The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Aug 2016 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 and managing agent

    ERMEL ALVARADO

    Public records list ERMEL ALVARADO as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 14 Jun 2015. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    LUISA SARMIENTO

    Public records list LUISA SARMIENTO as the owner of record for this address as of 14 Jun 2015. 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 is 1 open mould violation 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. This building dates from 1931 and has 3 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.
  4. 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.
  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 3032790049 · Block 3279, Lot 49 · Building class C2