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277 Menahan Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 16 open in all.

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Open violations
162 · 13 · 1
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202251
202300
202461
202530
2026 so far20

Plus 39 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
  • Fire and safety equipment 6
  • Walls and ceilings 3
  • Leaks and plumbing 2
Open per apartment
2.7 (16 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
6 Jul 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 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

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.

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 14 Dec 2021Notice certified late 14 Feb 2022Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Fire escape defective. properly secure the hanging tread, 6 from bottom at rear, 2nd story at fire escape

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Not complied with 14 Sept 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

Hazardous13 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 intercom system from building front entrance door to the north wall in the private hallway, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 Jun 2025Notice sent out 30 Jun 2025Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Dec 2021Notice certified late 14 Feb 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 13 Sept 2021Notice certified late 7 Dec 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 13 Sept 2021Notice certified late 7 Dec 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 1st story at south

    Issued 13 Sept 2021Notice certified late 7 Dec 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 1st room from north, 1st story at south

    Issued 13 Sept 2021Notice certified late 7 Dec 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 13 Sept 2021Notice certified late 7 Dec 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 13 Sept 2021Invalid certification 18 Oct 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 13 Sept 2021Invalid certification 18 Oct 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Not complied with 14 Sept 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

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  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling, east and north walls in the 1st room from north, 1st story at south

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Not complied with 14 Sept 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of household items at rear at fire escape

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Not complied with 14 Sept 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the building front yard

    Issued 20 Oct 2017Not complied with 14 Sept 2021Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

Non-hazardous1 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.

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

    Issued 13 Sept 2021Invalid certification 7 Dec 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

41 closed violations, plus 37 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, 3rd story at west

    Issued 5 Jul 2026Violation dismissed 12 Oct 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 6 Jul 2026Violation closed 28 Jul 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 28 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 13 Oct 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective glass at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 28 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 23 Sept 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 15 sq ft of mold at the east wall in the 1st room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 25 May 2024Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 2 sq ft at wall cabinet in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 24 May 2024Violation dismissed 8 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

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

    Issued 25 May 2024Violation dismissed 29 Aug 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 25 May 2024Violation dismissed 29 Aug 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 25 May 2024Violation dismissed 29 Aug 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 25 May 2024Violation dismissed 29 Aug 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 24 May 2024Violation dismissed 13 Aug 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at east wall aprox 30sq feet at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 13 Sept 2021Violation closed 7 Aug 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling and all walls at basement

    Issued 9 Mar 2022Violation dismissed 27 Jun 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling at basement

    Issued 9 Mar 2022Violation dismissed 27 Jun 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling and all walls at basement

    Issued 9 Mar 2022Violation dismissed 27 Jun 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of construction items at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 9 Mar 2022Violation dismissed 27 Jun 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective fire door leading to rear yard at basement

    Issued 9 Mar 2022Violation dismissed 20 Jun 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • 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 public hall, 1st story

    Issued 9 Mar 2022Violation dismissed 1 Jun 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration consisting of ascending staircase joining cellar and an apartment in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 14 Dec 2021Violation dismissed 19 May 2022Floors and stairs§ 300

  • Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 2 Jul 2019Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Super and management§ 27-2053

  • 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 public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective cement screed at rear yard steps at public hall

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • 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 at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Oct 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

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

    Issued 2 May 2016Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • 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 signage at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 2 May 2016Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination, basement at public hall

    Issued 2 May 2016Violation closed 13 Sept 2021Electrical§ 27-2039

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

    Issued 21 Apr 2021Violation closed 27 Jun 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 21 Apr 2021Violation closed 27 Jun 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 21 Apr 2021Violation closed 27 Jun 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 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 cellar being used in conjuction with 1st story apartment creating a duplex, 1st story at east

    Issued 17 Jun 2013Violation dismissed 28 Sept 2014§ 300

  • 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 a minimum of 100 watts of incandescent light required. (light fixture present)

    Issued 31 May 2014Violation closed 25 Sept 2014Electrical§ 27-2040

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

    Issued 19 Jun 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures gas range in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 17 Jun 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2014Appliances§ 27-2070

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

    Issued 17 Jun 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures stove in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 16 Jun 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2014Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 19 Jun 2013Violation dismissed 5 Jul 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 17 Jun 2013Violation dismissed 3 Jul 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 16 Jun 2013Violation dismissed 3 Jul 2013Heat 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, south wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 5 Aug 2005Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Lead 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) baseboard at west wall, 1st door frame from east at south wall, north wall, east wall, west wall in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at north

    Issued 5 Aug 2005Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Lead 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) west wall in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at north

    Issued 5 Aug 2005Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

94 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.

26 complaints in three years, 9 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 5
  • Noise2 / 4
  • Doors and windows1 / 4
  • Mold and damp0 / 3
  • Heat and hot water3 / 3
  • Pests1 / 2
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 1
  • Entry, buzzer and mail0 / 1
  • Floors and stairs0 / 1
  • Other0 / 1
  • Garbage and cleanliness1 / 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.

4 cases, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 15 Jul 2013

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 10 Jun 2013

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 17 Jun 2011

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 9 Jun 2011

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.

  • 20251 of 6 units reported infested, 1 re-infested (2024 report)
Show 5 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No 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.

  • Registered managing agent

    YHT MANGEMENT

    Public records list YHT MANGEMENT 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

    MENAHAN PLAZA LLC

    Public records list MENAHAN PLAZA 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 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 3 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 city recorded 3 mould violations here, most recently in 2024, 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.
  4. There was 1 pest complaint here in the last twelve months. 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.
  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 3033090031 · Block 3309, Lot 31 · Building class C2