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156 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

2 immediately hazardous violations open. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
22
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
2022113
2023100
202400
202550
2026 so far00

Plus 36 violations from 1985 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 8
  • Doors and windows 5
  • Leaks and plumbing 4
Open per apartment
0.3 (2 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
14 Jul 2025 (visits that find nothing are not published)
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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 2 days.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26220

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 hazardous2 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.

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2025Notice certified late 21 Aug 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2025Notice certified late 21 Aug 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

63 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.

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of shopping cart and household items at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 14 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 28 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove the illegal fastening 2 slide bolts with hasp and latch capable of being padlocked at scuttle hatch at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 14 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 28 Sept 2025§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bicycle and household items surrounding scuttle ladder at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 14 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 28 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing 3 sty north apartment

    Issued 4 Dec 1985Violation closed 14 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ D26-20.08 +1

  • 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) east wall, west wall in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 8 Jan 2025Lead 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, baseboard at east wall, baseboard at west wall, west wall in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 8 Jan 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 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 = 0; wg to replace = 1; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Aug 2023Violation closed 13 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Aug 2023Violation closed 11 Sept 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Aug 2023Violation closed 11 Sept 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 11 Sept 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at ceiling ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Aug 2023Violation closed 20 Aug 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at north wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Aug 2023Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective repair hinges at door in the entrance, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Aug 2023Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of air conditioner protruding more than 12'' without angle support bracket at 1st window from east at south, 3rd story

    Issued 22 Aug 2023Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 22 Aug 2023Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Aug 2023Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperative in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Aug 2023Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from west at north wall in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • 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 = 2; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective base cabinet at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective connection at waste pipe at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balance at 2nd window from west at north, lower sash in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balance at 1st window from west at north, lower sash in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st window frame from east at south wall, 2nd window frame from east at south wall, 1st door frame from west at north wall, baseboard at east wall, baseboard at north wall in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st radiator from south at west wall in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 19 Oct 2022Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at north wall in the 2nd room from east at south, 2nd story at west

    Issued 21 Jul 2021Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 21 Jul 2021Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the kitchen, the 2nd room from east at south, the 1st room from east at south, 2nd story at west

    Issued 21 Jul 2021Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 21 Jul 2021Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 4 May 2016Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 2nd story

    Issued 4 May 2016Violation closed 18 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls 2 sty east an apartment bathroom.

    Issued 9 Apr 1985Violation dismissed 18 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ D26-12.01

  • Repair the broken or defective connection waste line under sink in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 4 May 2016Violation closed 25 Jul 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balance at lower sash 1st window from north (make operational) in the 1st room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 4 May 2016Violation closed 25 Jul 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balance at lower sash 2nd window from north (make operational) in the 1st room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 4 May 2016Violation closed 25 Jul 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed electrical wires at ceiling fixture in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 4 May 2016Violation closed 25 Jul 2016Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed electrical wires at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 4 May 2016Violation closed 25 Jul 2016Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balance at lower sash 1st window from south (make operational) in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 4 May 2016Violation closed 25 Jul 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • 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 = 3; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0;, 2nd story

    Issued 4 May 2016Violation closed 25 Jul 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective broken glass in 2nd window from south lower sash (potential cut hazard) in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 4 May 2016Violation closed 25 Jul 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 4 May 2016Violation closed 25 Jul 2016Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 16 Jun 2010Violation closed 13 Jan 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing ceramic floor tile vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Jun 2010Violation closed 25 Nov 2012Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the all stories at public hall

    Issued 30 Aug 2012Violation closed 10 Oct 2012Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective concrete tread 4th.from bottom up at building entrance. at stoop

    Issued 30 Aug 2012Violation closed 10 Oct 2012§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate 2 sty south an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 24 Feb 1992Violation closed 10 Oct 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective ceiling light fixture 2 sty east an apartment 3 room from front.

    Issued 9 Apr 1985Violation closed 10 Oct 2012Walls and ceilings§ D26-10.01

  • Provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations inoperative 2 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 9 Apr 1985Violation closed 10 Oct 2012Fire and safety equipment§ D26-20.08 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice & roaches 2 sty east an apartment thru out.

    Issued 9 Apr 1985Violation closed 10 Oct 2012Pests§ D26-13.03

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls & ceilings 2 sty east an apartment 2 & 3 rooms from front.

    Issued 9 Apr 1985Violation closed 10 Oct 2012Walls and ceilings§ D26-10.01

  • 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 ceiling, 1st closet from north at east wall door, 1st closet from north at east wall door frame, 1st closet from north at east wall wall in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 30 Aug 2012Violation closed 8 Oct 2012Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 2nd story at east

    Issued 30 Aug 2012Violation closed 4 Oct 2012Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 30 Aug 2012Violation closed 4 Oct 2012Pests§ 27-2018

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate.., 2nd story at east

    Issued 30 Aug 2012Violation closed 4 Oct 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 2nd story at east

    Issued 30 Aug 2012Violation closed 4 Oct 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 30 Aug 2012Violation closed 4 Oct 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 30 Aug 2012Violation closed 4 Oct 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • 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 1st room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 30 Aug 2012Violation closed 4 Oct 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 2nd story at east

    Issued 30 Aug 2012Violation closed 4 Oct 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling five sq. ft. in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 30 Aug 2012Violation closed 4 Oct 2012Mold and damp§ 27-2005

71 violations on record in total, 2 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.

6 complaints in three years, 3 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water2 / 2
  • Electrical0 / 1
  • Cooking gas0 / 1
  • Pests0 / 1
  • Fire and safety equipment1 / 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 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
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2018 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

    HERSHEL TANNENBAUM

    Public records list HERSHEL TANNENBAUM as the registered managing agent for this address as of 29 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    156 WYCKOFF LLC

    Public records list 156 WYCKOFF LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 29 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 2 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 2023, 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 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.
  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 3032800036 · Block 3280, Lot 36 · Building class C2