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1349 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

5 immediately hazardous violations open. 36 open in all.

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Open violations
365 · 20 · 11
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202232
202300
202400
202510
2026 so far00

Plus 68 violations from 2005 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Heat and hot water 2
  • Walls and ceilings 2
  • Appliances 1
Open per apartment
6 (36 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
15 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

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 hazardous5 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.

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

    Issued 3 Mar 2022Notice sent out 3 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door to cellar locked at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Nov 2017Notice sent out 21 Nov 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 3 Apr 2017Notice certified late 18 Apr 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • 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 door from east at south wall, north wall, south wall, west wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 26 Jan 2006Notice sent out 30 Jan 2006Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner

    Issued 15 Dec 2005Notice sent out 13 Dec 2005§ 27-2056.7

Hazardous20 open

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

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

    Issued 3 Mar 2022Notice sent out 3 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Dec 2018Notice certified late 5 Mar 2019Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Dec 2018Notice certified late 5 Mar 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 29 Nov 2017Notice sent out 30 Nov 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 29 Nov 2017Notice sent out 30 Nov 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 29 Nov 2017Notice sent out 30 Nov 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 29 Nov 2017Notice sent out 30 Nov 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 29 Nov 2017Notice sent out 30 Nov 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 20 Nov 2017Notice sent out 21 Nov 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 20 Nov 2017Notice sent out 21 Nov 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors enrance to apartment in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Notice sent out 30 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes flower pots on 2nd, story balcony at rear of building

    Issued 12 Jul 2017Notice sent out 16 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak at ceiling in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at west

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Notice sent out 13 Apr 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at bottom sash window in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Notice sent out 13 Apr 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceilings in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Notice sent out 13 Apr 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 3rd story at south

    Issued 3 Apr 2017Notice sent out 4 Apr 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 3rd story at south

    Issued 3 Apr 2017Notice sent out 4 Apr 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 5 Feb 2013Notice sent out 6 Feb 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 23 Jan 2010Notice sent out 24 Jan 2010Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 26 Jan 2006Notice sent out 30 Jan 2006Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous11 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 west wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 20 Nov 2017Notice sent out 21 Nov 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Notice sent out 30 Jul 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration suspended acoustic ceiling tiles in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Notice sent out 30 Jul 2017Walls and ceilings§ 300

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

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Notice sent out 30 Jul 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Notice sent out 30 Jul 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Notice sent out 30 Jul 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective cabinet doors at west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Notice sent out 13 Apr 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective caulking around windows in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Notice sent out 13 Apr 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Refit all top and bottom sash windows in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Notice sent out 13 Apr 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Refit door in the entrance, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Notice sent out 13 Apr 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 23 Jan 2010Notice sent out 24 Jan 2010Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

Paperwork and notices2 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.

  • File 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.

    Issued 4 May 2026Notice sent out 3 May 2026Paperwork and notices

  • 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 20 Nov 2025Info notice sent out 19 Nov 2025Paperwork and notices§ 27-2107

38 closed violations, plus 17 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.

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at gas range in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 15 Jun 2025Violation closed 11 Nov 2025Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 3 Mar 2022Violation dismissed 31 Aug 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at west wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 3 Mar 2022Violation dismissed 31 Aug 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 3 Mar 2022Violation closed 27 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 20 Nov 2017Violation closed 28 Nov 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Violation closed 24 Sept 2017Lead 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) 1st closet from south at west wall door, 1st closet from south at west wall door frame, 1st closet from south at west wall wall, 1st door frame from south at west wall, south wall in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Violation closed 24 Sept 2017Lead 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) north wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Violation closed 24 Sept 2017Lead 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) north wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Violation closed 24 Sept 2017Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Violation closed 10 Sept 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 12 Jul 2017Violation closed 10 Sept 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

  • Replace with new the missing safety cover at electric outlet (1 unit) at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 11 Jul 2017Violation closed 10 Sept 2017Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling & walls all stories at public hall

    Issued 5 Feb 2013Violation closed 10 Sept 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector that is missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 23 Jan 2010Violation closed 10 Sept 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 26 Jan 2006Violation closed 10 Sept 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Refit lower sash at first window at west in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the missing electrical outlet cover plate at north wall in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lower sash spring balance at second window at west in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Doors 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;, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Jul 2017Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

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

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet...... in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Violation closed 14 Aug 2017§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass, at top sash window in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective water supply pipe at water closet in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mortise lock at entrance door to public hall from vestibule, 1st story

    Issued 26 Mar 2014Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of plant pots, air conditioner, waste cans and a baby carriage at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 25 Sept 2013Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarded east & west walls 1st story at public hall

    Issued 5 Feb 2013Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarded east wall 3rd story at public hall

    Issued 5 Feb 2013Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 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 at north

    Issued 26 Jan 2006Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Violation closed 10 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 2nd story at east

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Violation closed 10 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following 100 watts minimum required

    Issued 29 Nov 2010Violation closed 10 Jul 2017Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 23 Jan 2010Violation closed 10 Jul 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 23 Jan 2010Violation closed 10 Jul 2017Walls and ceilings§ 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 = 2; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0;, 2nd story at east

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Violation closed 14 Jun 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system.... at lobby, 1st story

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Violation closed 3 May 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective water supply pipe at radiator valve in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 13 Apr 2017Violation closed 26 Apr 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2026

93 violations on record in total, 38 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.

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

  • Cooking gas0 / 2
  • Appliances0 / 1
  • Heat and hot water1 / 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 11 Dec 2017

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 1 May 2017

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.

  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
Show 5 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2023No 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.

The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Aug 2025 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.

  • Registered managing agent

    SEYMOUR GROSS

    Public records list SEYMOUR GROSS as the registered managing agent for this address as of 19 Nov 2024. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    SARU REALTY, LLC

    Public records list SARU REALTY, LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 19 Nov 2024. 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 5 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 owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2024). 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.
  3. This building dates from 1931 and has 1 open lead-paint violation 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. 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 3032890046 · Block 3289, Lot 46 · Building class C2