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285 Bleecker Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 27 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

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202450
202500
2026 so far20

Plus 46 violations from 2008 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 3
  • Fire and safety equipment 3
  • Doors and windows 1
Open per apartment
4.5 (27 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
19 Mar 2026 (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 9 days, and inspectors issued 2 violations.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–269102

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.

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

    Issued 25 Aug 2021Notice of issuance sent to tenant 29 Aug 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 25 Aug 2021Notice of issuance sent to tenant 29 Aug 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

Hazardous20 open

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

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance at 2nd window from north at east in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 Dec 2024Notice sent out 11 Dec 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance lower window sash at 2nd window from east at south wall in the 5th room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 8 Sept 2021Notice sent out 9 Sept 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Sept 2021Notice sent out 9 Sept 2021§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 8 Sept 2021Notice sent out 9 Sept 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Sept 2021Notice sent out 9 Sept 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose cabinet counter top at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 8 Sept 2021Notice sent out 9 Sept 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood base cabinet at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 25 Aug 2021Notice sent out 29 Aug 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 25 Aug 2021Notice sent out 29 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 25 Aug 2021Notice sent out 29 Aug 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of a wood table, chairs and other house hold items at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 11 Jun 2021Notice sent out 14 Jun 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 11 Jun 2021Notice sent out 14 Jun 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 11 Jun 2021Notice sent out 14 Jun 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of shopping carts and other house hold items at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2021Notice sent out 14 Jun 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lower sash south 1 and south 2 windows to close properly in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 10 Jun 2017First no access to re- inspect violation 11 Sept 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lower sash north 1 window to close properly in the 5th room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 10 Jun 2017First no access to re- inspect violation 11 Sept 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 30 Sept 2008Notice sent out 1 Oct 2008Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the broken or defective counter top at sink in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 30 Sept 2008Notice sent out 5 Oct 2008Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 30 Sept 2008Notice sent out 1 Oct 2008Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 30 Sept 2008Notice sent out 1 Oct 2008Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace with new the broken or defective lower sink cabinet in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 30 Sept 2008Notice sent out 5 Oct 2008Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous5 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.

  • Refit cabinet doors at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 8 Sept 2021Notice sent out 9 Sept 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Refit wood door in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 8 Sept 2021Notice sent out 9 Sept 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceiling at vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 8 Sept 2021Notice sent out 9 Sept 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the walls and ceiling in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 30 Sept 2008Notice sent out 1 Oct 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Refit the windows in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 30 Sept 2008Notice sent out 1 Oct 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005

Paperwork and notices3 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.

  • Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor frame missing at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 28 Oct 2024Notice sent out 29 Oct 2024Paperwork and notices§ 329

  • Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor missing on wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 10 Jun 2017Notice sent out 11 Jun 2017Paperwork and notices§ 329

  • Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box missing.

    Issued 4 Dec 1985Notice sent out 18 Aug 2008Paperwork and notices§ D26-20.08

26 closed violations, plus 4 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 nuisance consisting of scalding hot water above 130 degrees in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 19 Mar 2026Violation dismissed 7 Jun 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water above 130 degrees. in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 18 Mar 2026Violation dismissed 7 Jun 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 28 Oct 2024Violation closed 30 Jun 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 9 Dec 2024Violation dismissed 9 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 Dec 2024Violation dismissed 9 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water exceeding the maximum tenperature of 130f degrees at fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 Dec 2024Violation dismissed 4 Mar 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 11 Jun 2021Violation dismissed 26 Sept 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 11 Jun 2021Violation dismissed 26 Sept 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at building entrance at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 10 Feb 2021Violation closed 16 Apr 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 12 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 1 Mar 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hole items at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 12 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 23 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of plexi-glass installed at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 23 Feb 2020Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of plexi-glass installed at front entrance door to building, 1st story

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 23 Feb 2020Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 13 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 13 Feb 2020Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective loose fire retardent plaster ceiling at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 12 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 6 Feb 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective (and/ or make operable) lower window sash at south wall in the 5th room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 6 Feb 2020Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide a proper seat for water closet.. in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 6 Feb 2020§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 6 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 6 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at front entrance to building, 1st story

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 6 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 6 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 10 Jun 2017Violation dismissed 10 Sept 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass pane (cracked) at the north 2 lower sash window in the 5th room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 10 Jun 2017Violation dismissed 10 Sept 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 Jun 2017Violation dismissed 10 Sept 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • 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 missing on wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 10 Jun 2017Violation closed 25 Jul 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

60 violations on record in total, 30 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.

18 complaints in three years, 10 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water10 / 16
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 1
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 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.

  • 20251 eviction

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 5 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 20221 of 6 units reported infested, 1 re-infested (2020 report)
  • 20212 of 6 units reported infested, 1 re-infested (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

    GREENACRE MANAGEMENT

    Public records list GREENACRE MANAGEMENT as the registered managing agent for this address as of 29 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (3 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    285 BLEECKER LLC

    Public records list 285 BLEECKER LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 29 Aug 2026. 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 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. There were 10 heat or hot-water complaints here in the last twelve months. Ask who handles heat, how quickly it is usually restored, and whether the boiler has been replaced.
  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. 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 3033000045 · Block 3300, Lot 45 · Building class C2