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309 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 14 open in all.

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Open violations
142 · 6 · 6
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202211
202300
202400
202540
2026 so far00

Plus 30 violations from 1987 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 3
  • Roof and outside the building 1
  • Doors and windows 1
Open per apartment
2.3 (14 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
10 Dec 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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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

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 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.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinge at door leading to cellar at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 10 Dec 2025Not complied with 7 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of electrical fixtures suspended from exposed electrical wires at cellar

    Issued 7 Jan 2016Not complied with 8 Feb 2022Electrical§ 27-2005

Hazardous6 open

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

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tile at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 17 Jun 2020Not complied with 8 Feb 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bicycle and household items at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 30 Oct 2017Not complied with 8 Feb 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 30 Oct 2017Not complied with 8 Feb 2022Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 30 Oct 2017Not complied with 8 Feb 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective frame and molding entrance door to 3rd sty east an apartment, section '' ''

    Issued 24 Mar 1999Not complied with 4 Oct 2010Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items 3 sty public hall.

    Issued 4 Dec 1987Not complied with 8 Jan 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

Non-hazardous6 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.

  • Properly secure the loose vinyl siding (rear of building), 3rd story

    Issued 17 Jun 2020Second no access to re-inspect violation 8 Feb 2022§ 27-2005

  • 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder rear of building at fire escape

    Issued 17 Jun 2020Second no access to re-inspect violation 8 Feb 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 53

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Not complied with 8 Feb 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Not complied with 8 Feb 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Not complied with 8 Feb 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder fire escape at rear of building

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Second no access to re-inspect violation 8 Feb 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 53

Paperwork and notices6 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.

  • ×2Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected

    2 issued 8 Nov 2019 to 17 Jun 2020Not complied withPaperwork and notices§ 27-2005

  • ×2Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling. at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 8 Nov 2019 to 17 Jun 2020Not complied withPaperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

  • ×2Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 8 Nov 2019 to 17 Jun 2020Not complied withPaperwork and notices§ 26-1103

22 closed violations, plus 3 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.

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 10 Dec 2025Violation dismissed 18 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 10 Dec 2025Violation dismissed 18 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch set at door leading to cellar at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 10 Dec 2025Violation dismissed 18 Mar 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Feb 2022Violation dismissed 10 May 2022Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at bulk head ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 8 Feb 2022Violation dismissed 10 May 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing metal slats 2nd story balcony rear of building at fire escape

    Issued 17 Jun 2020Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing metal slats 3rd story balcony rear of building at fire escape

    Issued 17 Jun 2020Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose electrical outlet at north wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 17 Jun 2020Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2020Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing electrical outlet cover at north wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 17 Jun 2020Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2020Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods (rear of building) at fire escape

    Issued 17 Jun 2020Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes household items, 3rd story balcony, stack at rear of building

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation closed 2 Aug 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 11 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at vestibule, 1st story

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 11 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2019Violation closed 28 Jan 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective buzzer system at building entrance door, 1st story

    Issued 30 Oct 2017Violation closed 11 Nov 2019Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors to boiler room at cellar

    Issued 7 Jan 2016Violation closed 24 Feb 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 26 Oct 2015Violation dismissed 20 Jan 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 8 Jan 2014Violation closed 26 Oct 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 29 Oct 2013Violation closed 8 Jan 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 29 Oct 2013Violation closed 8 Jan 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective paving front & rear yards.

    Issued 4 Dec 1987Violation closed 8 Jan 2014§ 27-2005

  • 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder rear.

    Issued 4 Dec 1987Violation closed 8 Jan 2014§ 53

45 violations on record in total, 20 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.

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.

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)
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No 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)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2018 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2017 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

    JOSEPH FRAGALA

    Public records list JOSEPH FRAGALA as the registered managing agent for this address as of 22 Jan 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (10 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    MR WILSON 309 CORP

    Public records list MR WILSON 309 CORP as the owner of record for this address as of 22 Jan 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. 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. 6 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through.
  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 3033070003 · Block 3307, Lot 3 · Building class C2