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289 Bleecker Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

No open housing violations. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
None openNo open housing violations on record.
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202210
202372
202410
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 45 violations from 2007 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 4
  • Pests 3
  • Doors and windows 2
Inspector last found a problem
14 Apr 2024 (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 3 days.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26330

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

Nothing open. 69 violations in the record, all of them closed.

56 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.

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

    Issued 1 Dec 2023Violation closed 25 Aug 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 6 sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at north original violation 16502901 issued 01-dec-23 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 1 Dec 2023Violation closed 5 Aug 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of..hot water temperature exceeding the maximum of 130 degrees fahrenheit at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 13 Dec 2023Violation closed 13 Jun 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water temperature exceeding the miximum of 130 degrees fahrenhit at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Apr 2024Violation closed 10 Jun 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance lower sash window at west wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 1 Dec 2023Violation closed 16 Apr 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 6 sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 1 Dec 2023Violation closed 3 Apr 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Replace with new the missing handle for the shut off valve at the radiator at east wall... in the 5th room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 13 Dec 2023Violation dismissed 10 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Refit..the window at north wall... in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 13 Dec 2023Violation dismissed 10 Mar 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 11 Dec 2023Violation dismissed 29 Feb 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 1 Dec 2023Violation dismissed 29 Feb 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeding the maximum temperature of 130 degrees at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 18 Nov 2022Violation dismissed 9 Feb 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of an uncapped riser pipe at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 4 Feb 2019Violation dismissed 27 Feb 2019§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly secure the loose wood door unhiged at closet at west wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Aug 2018Violation dismissed 15 Nov 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, the kitchen, the 2nd room from north, the 3rd room from north, the 4th room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Aug 2018Violation dismissed 15 Nov 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • ×2Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    2 issued 17 Jul 2018 to 2 Aug 2018Violation dismissedPests§ 27-2018

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at apartment entrance, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Aug 2018Violation dismissed 15 Nov 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain finish at bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Aug 2018Violation dismissed 15 Nov 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 2 Aug 2018Violation dismissed 15 Nov 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 2 Aug 2018Violation dismissed 15 Nov 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of air conditioning device installed at fire escape window in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Aug 2018Violation dismissed 15 Nov 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in wash basin in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Aug 2018Violation dismissed 15 Nov 2018§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 17 Jul 2018Violation dismissed 15 Nov 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector due to the fact that there is no smoke detector in the apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 17 Jul 2018Violation dismissed 15 Nov 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • 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;, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Aug 2018Violation closed 3 Oct 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

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

    Issued 30 May 2017Violation closed 13 Aug 2017Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening double key cylinder operated lock at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 6 May 2017Violation closed 31 May 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +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 = 0; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 3; in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 6 May 2017Violation closed 28 May 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

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

    Issued 5 Mar 2017Violation closed 6 May 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

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

    Issued 5 Mar 2017Violation closed 6 May 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective grout, all walls in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 16 Jun 2015Violation closed 6 May 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing escutcheon plate in ceiling at steam riser in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 16 Jun 2015Violation closed 6 May 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 16 Jun 2015Violation closed 19 Oct 2015Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling (approx. 1 square foot) in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 7 Apr 2015Violation closed 19 Oct 2015Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at east wall (approx. 1 square foot) in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 7 Apr 2015Violation closed 19 Oct 2015Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) baseboard at east wall in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 19 Jul 2007Violation closed 26 Aug 2015Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective caulking, north, south and east wall at bathtub perimeter in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 16 Jun 2015Violation closed 15 Jul 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department - window casing at east 1 and east 2 window in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 16 Jun 2015Violation closed 15 Jul 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Replace with new the broken or defective casing at east 1 and east 2 window in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 16 Jun 2015Violation closed 15 Jul 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 16 Jun 2015Violation closed 15 Jul 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Replace with new the broken or defective countertop at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 16 Jun 2015Violation closed 15 Jul 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 7 Jul 2014Violation closed 30 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 7 Jul 2014Violation closed 28 Jul 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 1st story at east

    Issued 13 Apr 2014Violation closed 24 Apr 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 1st story at east

    Issued 13 Apr 2014Violation closed 24 Apr 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Replace with new the broken or defective leaky radiator air valve in the 4th room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 17 Jan 2011Violation closed 7 Jan 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electrical outlet at west wall in the 4th room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 17 Jan 2011Violation closed 7 Jan 2014Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Refit loose lower sash east 2 window at south wall in the 4th room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 17 Jan 2011Violation closed 7 Jan 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective window lock at east 1 window in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 17 Jan 2011Violation closed 7 Jan 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electrical outlet at south wall in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 17 Jan 2011Violation closed 7 Jan 2014Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color, east wall in the 4th room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 17 Dec 2010Violation closed 7 Jan 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective connection waste line under sink in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 17 Dec 2010Violation closed 7 Jan 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches, 1st story at east

    Issued 24 Sept 2010Violation closed 7 Jan 2014Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective uper sash counter balance at south 2 window in the 5th room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 24 Sept 2010Violation closed 7 Jan 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 24 Sept 2010Violation closed 7 Jan 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the missing receptacle electrical outlet at north wall in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 24 Sept 2010Violation closed 7 Jan 2014Electrical§ 27-2005

69 violations on record in total, 0 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.

51 complaints in three years, 12 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water1 / 31
  • Pests0 / 6
  • Noise5 / 5
  • Leaks and plumbing3 / 3
  • Construction and illegal work3 / 3
  • Mold and damp0 / 1
  • Appliances0 / 1
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 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.

1 case, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 10 Apr 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.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 4 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 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.

  • Registered managing agent

    BERNARDO TORRES

    Public records list BERNARDO TORRES as the registered managing agent for this address as of 23 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (1 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    289 BLEECKER LLC

    Public records list 289 BLEECKER LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 23 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

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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 recorded 5 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 3 complaints in the last twelve months.
  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 3033000043 · Block 3300, Lot 43 · Building class C2