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420 Bleecker Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 4 open in all.

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Open violations
42 · 2
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202350
202410
2025110
2026 so far30

Plus 19 violations from 2010 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
  • Leaks and plumbing 4
  • Walls and ceilings 4
Open per apartment
0.7 (4 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
11 Aug 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

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.

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the ceiling in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jun 2025Notice sent out 29 Jun 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 25 Jun 2025Notice sent out 29 Jun 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

Hazardous2 open

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

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 11 Aug 2026Civ14 mailed 17 Sept 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 defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 11 Aug 2026Civ14 mailed 17 Sept 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

35 closed violations, plus 10 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, 1st story at south

    Issued 28 Jun 2026Violation closed 11 Aug 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • ×3Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at east

    3 issued 22 Sept 2021 to 25 Jun 2025Violation dismissedWalls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 30 Sept 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bikes at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 17 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 27 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 17 Apr 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 27 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 17 Apr 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 27 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 17 Apr 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of key operated lock at door to fire escape window in the 6th room from north, 3rd story at south

    Issued 14 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 13 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 27 Jan 2025Violation closed 26 Feb 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bicyle and househlod items at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 31 Mar 2021Violation dismissed 11 Dec 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bicycle at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 31 Mar 2021Violation dismissed 11 Dec 2024Fire 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 16 Jul 2020Violation dismissed 11 Nov 2024Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

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

    Issued 20 Aug 2024Violation closed 1 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 8 Sept 2023Violation dismissed 25 Dec 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 8 Sept 2023Violation dismissed 25 Dec 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 29 Jul 2023Violation dismissed 28 Nov 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective bell buzzer intercom system at south wall in the foyer, 2nd story at north

    Issued 29 Jul 2023Violation dismissed 28 Nov 2023Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling and north wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 29 Jul 2023Violation dismissed 28 Nov 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 3 square feet at east wall in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at east original violation 14569967 issued 22-sep-21 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 22 Sept 2021Violation dismissed 19 May 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 4 sq ft at ceiling and east wall in the 1st room from east, 1st story at north original violation 14574568 issued 22-sep-21 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 22 Sept 2021Violation dismissed 19 May 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 3 square feet at east wall in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 22 Sept 2021Violation closed 20 Jan 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 4 sq ft at ceiling and east wall in the 1st room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 22 Sept 2021Violation closed 20 Jan 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and all walls in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 22 Sept 2021Violation dismissed 15 Dec 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jun 2021Violation dismissed 26 Oct 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bicycles and shopping carts at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 25 Jun 2021Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bicycles, shopping carts, and household articles at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 25 Jun 2021Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak at the ceiling in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jun 2021Violation dismissed 21 Sept 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 5 Apr 2021Violation dismissed 1 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of lockable slide bolt at bulkhead door capable of being padlock to roof

    Issued 31 Mar 2021Violation dismissed 27 Jun 2021Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 16 Sept 2020Violation dismissed 12 Jan 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures for cooking, at kitchen, 3rd story, apartment

    Issued 1 Oct 2010Violation dismissed 8 May 2017§ 27-2070

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of gas range at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Jan 2015Violation dismissed 6 May 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the missing baluster ballustrade at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 13 Jan 2015Violation dismissed 17 Feb 2015§ 27-2005

49 violations on record in total, 4 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.

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

  • Pests6 / 6
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 4
  • Mold and damp0 / 3
  • Heat and hot water0 / 3
  • Doors and windows1 / 1
  • Walls and ceilings1 / 1
  • Electrical0 / 1
  • Entry, buzzer and mail1 / 1
  • Noise0 / 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.

  • 20171 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
  • 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

    HAGER MANAGEMENT INC

    Public records list HAGER MANAGEMENT INC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 25 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    420 BLEECKER EQUITIES LLC

    Public records list 420 BLEECKER EQUITIES LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 25 Aug 2025. 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 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 city recorded 4 mould violations here, most recently in 2021, 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.
  3. There were 6 pest complaints here in the last twelve months. 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 3033120014 · Block 3312, Lot 14 · Building class C2