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203 St Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

5 immediately hazardous violations open. 12 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
125 · 7
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
2024543
202540
2026 so far00

Plus 1 violation from 1999 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 20
  • Walls and ceilings 8
  • Doors and windows 7
Open per apartment
2 (12 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
16 May 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 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.

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

    Issued 16 May 2025Notice certified late 9 Jun 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 19 Nov 2024Notice certified late 16 Dec 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 19 Nov 2024Notice certified late 16 Dec 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Not complied with 21 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by performing activities necessary to abate tested lead-based paint from required window and/or door friction surfaces for apartment and make floors smooth and cleanable, positive lead-based paint in an apartment with a child under six, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Notice sent out 3 Mar 2024Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2

Hazardous7 open

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

  • Replace with new the missing wash basin in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 18 Oct 2024Not complied with 21 Nov 2024§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective metal panel at ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Not complied with 21 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed wires at junction box, south wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Not complied with 21 Nov 2024Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 4 sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at west original violation 16918172 issued 22-apr-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 22 Apr 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 30 Jun 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective metal covering at ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Not complied with 21 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective lock at secondary egress door at east in room east 4 in the entrance, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Not complied with 21 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • 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

    Issued 1 Mar 1999First no access to re- inspect violation 21 Nov 2024Electrical§ 27-2040

Paperwork and notices4 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.

  • ×2File 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.

    2 issued 11 Jun 2025 to 6 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork 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

  • 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 11 Apr 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 21 Nov 2024Paperwork and notices

50 closed violations, plus 13 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.

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling and west wall in the 3rd room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 5 May 2025Violation dismissed 20 Aug 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 5 May 2025Violation dismissed 20 Aug 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 5 May 2025Violation dismissed 20 Aug 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 19 Nov 2024Violation closed 1 May 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 1 May 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

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

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 16 Dec 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 16 Dec 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 16 Dec 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 16 Dec 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 16 Dec 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 16 Dec 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Provide approve metal screen skylight at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 18 Oct 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective spring balance on lower window sash at east and west windows in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 18 Oct 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of obstructed by furniture and sealed fire door in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 18 Oct 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 18 Oct 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective metal ceiling panel in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation dismissed 21 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 4th room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood base under sink at cabinet in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective spring counter balance at lower sash window, 2nd from north at east wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at floor in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 22 Apr 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective glass window pane at upper sash, 1st window from west at north in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 22 Apr 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 22 Apr 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 22 Apr 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 22 Apr 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 22 Apr 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 22 Apr 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective broken glass pane lower window sash at 1st window from south at west in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose light switch at north wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 21 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the east wall, west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective spring balance lower window sash at fire escape window at east in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective spring balance upper window sash at 2nd window from south at west in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 15 Feb 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 15 Feb 2024Violation closed 21 Nov 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective hinges at door in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Violation closed 19 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 4 sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at west

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

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at entrance, building front, hinges defective

    Issued 22 Apr 2024Violation closed 26 May 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges, door and door frame at 1st door from north at east, in room east 4, (secondary apartment entrance) in the entrance, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 6 May 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 6 May 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • 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) south wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 28 Apr 2024Lead 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 door from north at east wall, 1st door frame from north at east wall in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Mar 2024Violation closed 28 Apr 2024Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

79 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.

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

  • Doors and windows0 / 17
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 13
  • Mold and damp0 / 7
  • Floors and stairs0 / 7
  • Noise1 / 6
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 5
  • Pests0 / 4
  • Electrical0 / 3
  • Appliances0 / 2
  • Heat and hot water0 / 2
  • Construction and illegal work0 / 2
  • Fire and safety equipment0 / 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.

  • Tenant Action/Harassment

    Opened 29 Apr 2024

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 28 Jul 2006

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

  • General Construction

    MINOR RENOVATION FOR 6 FAMILY DWELLING UNIT OF CELLAR FLOOR ONLY. REPLACE ALL OF THE 6x6 COLUMNS & LEVELING THE CONCRETE FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE OF EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.

    Issued 6 Aug 2024Expired 6 Aug 2025

  • Plumbing

    INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR 6 FAMILY DWELLING UNIT OF CELLAR FLOOR ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE OF EGRESS & OCCUPANCY.

    Issued 6 Aug 2024Expired 1 Jun 2025

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.

  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
Show 2 earlier reports
  • 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.

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

    SEGUNDO MUNTZA

    Public records list SEGUNDO MUNTZA as the registered managing agent for this address as of 23 Sept 2024. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    ECUADORIAN UNION LLC

    Public records list ECUADORIAN UNION LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 23 Sept 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. 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. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2022). 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. 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.
  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 3032920008 · Block 3292, Lot 8 · Building class C2