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1291 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 16 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 18 violations before that, the first in 2012.

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Open per apartment
2.7 (16 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
23 Oct 2013 (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 hazardous1 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.

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

    Issued 15 Oct 2013Notice sent out 16 Oct 2013Mold and damp§ 27-2005

Hazardous13 open

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

  • ×2Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative, 1st story at west

    2 issued 11 Jun 2012 to 23 Oct 2013Notice sent outFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the broken or defective connection drain pipe at sink in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 23 Oct 2013Notice sent out 27 Oct 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperative, 1st story at west

    Issued 23 Oct 2013Notice sent out 27 Oct 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... approximately 16 square feet at ceiling, north wall, east wall, west wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 23 Oct 2013Notice sent out 27 Oct 2013Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • ×2Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    2 issued 15 Oct 2013 to 23 Oct 2013Notice sent outLeaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 23 Oct 2013Notice sent out 27 Oct 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 15 Oct 2013Notice sent out 16 Oct 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mortise lock at south door in the entrance, 1st story at west

    Issued 15 Oct 2013Notice sent out 16 Oct 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass pane lower sash at east window in the 4th room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 15 Oct 2013Notice sent out 16 Oct 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative, 3rd story at west

    Issued 13 Sept 2012Notice sent out 16 Sept 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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  • Replace with new the broken or defective inner glass at the upper sash at the 1st window from west at north. in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 11 Jun 2012Notice sent out 12 Jun 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous2 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 all peeling paint surfaces in the 4th room from north, the 3rd room from north, the 2nd room from north, the bathroom, the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 23 Oct 2013Notice sent out 27 Oct 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 15 Oct 2013Notice sent out 16 Oct 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

2 closed violations, plus 5 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.

  • 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;, 1st story at west

    Issued 23 Oct 2013Violation closed 11 Dec 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • 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 = 2;, 3rd story at west

    Issued 13 Sept 2012Violation closed 23 Oct 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

23 violations on record in total, 16 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.

No complaints from this building in the last three years. Worth knowing what that does and does not mean: tenants who expect nothing to happen often stop calling.

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 6 Aug 2007

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.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
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  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No 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

    EMPORIUM MANAGEMENT CORP

    Public records list EMPORIUM MANAGEMENT CORP as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 30 Aug 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 one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, 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. 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. 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.
  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 3032870037 · Block 3287, Lot 37 · Building class C2