287 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
2 open violations, none immediately hazardous. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Public record
- Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 14 violations from 1984 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Lead paint 3
- Roof and outside the building 1
- Doors and windows 1
- Open per apartment
- 0.3 (2 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 24 Feb 2025 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?Where each of these comes from
- 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.
Tenant reviews
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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.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 filingThe 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 violationHazardous2 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 6 Feb 2012Not complied with 24 Apr 2014Pests§ 27-2018
Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 6 Feb 2012Not complied with 24 Apr 2014Pests§ 27-2018
17 closed violations, plus 10 closed paperwork filingsShow fewer
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.
Remove the illegal fastening lockable slidebolt at scuttle ladder cover at exit to roof
Issued 24 Feb 2025Violation dismissed 15 May 2025Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1
Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment, 2nd story at east
Issued 24 Feb 2025Violation closed 23 Mar 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2
Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 24 Feb 2025Violation closed 23 Mar 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2
Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 24 Feb 2025Violation closed 23 Mar 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2
Replace with new the broken or defective glass pane at lower door sash at building entrance at public hall, 1st story
Issued 10 Aug 2022Violation dismissed 2 Nov 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice and roaches thru out 2 sty west an apartment, section '' ''
Issued 24 Jul 1992Violation dismissed 25 Aug 2022Pests§ 27-2018
Properly repair the broken or defective mailboxes vestibule 1 sty public hall.
Issued 31 Jan 1996Violation closed 10 Aug 2022Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
Replace with new the missing baluster at balustrade at public hall, 2nd story
Issued 16 Mar 2012Violation closed 24 Apr 2014§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 8 Feb 2012Violation closed 24 Apr 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east
Issued 8 Feb 2012Violation closed 24 Apr 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color west wall in the kitchen, 2nd story
Issued 6 Feb 2012Violation closed 24 Apr 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing 3 sty north an apartment phulo., section '' ''
Issued 20 Feb 1996Violation closed 24 Apr 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items 3 sty public hall.
Issued 31 Jan 1996Violation closed 24 Apr 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing 3 sty south an apartment.
Issued 31 Jan 1996Violation closed 24 Apr 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +1
Properly repair the broken or defective windows lower sashes front room 3 sty south an apartment.
Issued 31 Jan 1996Violation closed 24 Apr 2014Doors and windows§ 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 building's heating system 1 sty pub hall & on boiler room door.
Issued 6 Mar 1984Violation closed 24 Apr 2014Heat and hot water§ D26-17.10
Provide ready access to building's heating system cellar door locked.
Issued 6 Mar 1984Violation closed 24 Apr 2014Heat and hot water§ D26-17.10
29 violations on record in total, 2 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.
Complaints to the city
Public complaintComplaints 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.
3 complaints in three years, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
- Garbage and cleanliness1 / 3
Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.
Court records
Court recordHousing 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.
2 cases, all closed.
False Certification Non-Lead
Opened 21 Aug 2013
Tenant Action
Opened 9 Feb 2007
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 filingBuilding 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 reportsShow fewer
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
Ownership and management
Public filingAssociations 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
ZEV ZAFIR
Public records list ZEV ZAFIR as the registered managing agent for this address as of 22 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
ZEU ZAFIR INC
Public records list ZEU ZAFIR INC as the owner of record for this address as of 22 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.
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What to ask at the viewing
287 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
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.
- The city has 2 open hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern and what has been done since.
- 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.
- Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
- 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
Yes. HPD lists 2 open housing violations: 0 immediately hazardous, 2 hazardous and 0 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for lead paint (3), roof and outside the building (1) and doors and windows (1).
On 24 Feb 2025. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments. A tenant can ask the state for an apartment's rent history to be sure.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
No residential evictions by a city marshal are recorded here since 2017.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
BBL 3033190006 · Block 3319, Lot 6 · Building class C2