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309 Palmetto Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

11 immediately hazardous violations open. 46 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
202400
202530
2026 so far00

Plus 59 violations from 1987 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

See every violation
Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 3
Open per apartment
7.7 (46 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
12 May 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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Heat season

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 1 day.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26110

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 hazardous11 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 hinges in the entrance, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 May 2025Notice sent out 12 May 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 26 Jan 2021Certification postponment denied 22 Feb 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Remove the illegal fastening consisting hasp and hasplock installed at exterior of an apartment entrance door at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Invalid certification 9 Jan 2020Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +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, at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Invalid certification 9 Jan 2020Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

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

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Invalid certification 9 Jan 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system locked door at boiler room

    Issued 8 Nov 2018Notice certified late 26 Nov 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass of the lower sash at west window in the 4th room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 18 Nov 2014Notice sent out 19 Nov 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 buildings heating system... at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 18 Mar 2013Not complied with 11 Apr 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system...door leading to cellar locked, at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 18 Mar 2013Not complied with 11 Apr 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

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

    Issued 4 Nov 2011Notice sent out 6 Nov 2011Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

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  • Repair the broken or defective connection wasteline at sink in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 10 Aug 2011Notice sent out 11 Aug 2011Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

Hazardous34 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 construction material at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 1 Apr 2021Notice sent out 4 Apr 2021§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 26 Jan 2021Certification postponment granted 22 Feb 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at washbasin in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 26 Jan 2021Certification postponment granted 22 Feb 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 26 Jan 2021Certification postponment granted 22 Feb 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 26 Jan 2021Certification postponment granted 22 Feb 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 26 Jan 2021Certification postponment granted 22 Feb 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 26 Jan 2021Certification postponment granted 22 Feb 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Invalid certification 26 Jan 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Invalid certification 26 Jan 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Invalid certification 26 Jan 2020Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at 2nd and 3rd story public halls at public hall

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Invalid certification 26 Jan 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 13 Nov 2018Invalid certification 27 Dec 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures.. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Nov 2018Invalid certification 25 Dec 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2024

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak... in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 13 Nov 2018Invalid certification 27 Dec 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 13 Nov 2018Invalid certification 27 Dec 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... approximately 3 sq. ft. at ceiling, 5 sq. ft. at west wall and 2 sq. ft. at south wall in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 8 Nov 2018Notice sent out 12 Nov 2018Mold and damp§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2018Invalid certification 27 Dec 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 Aug 2011Notice sent out 11 Aug 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 1st story at north

    Issued 10 Aug 2011Notice sent out 11 Aug 2011Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 10 Aug 2011Notice sent out 11 Aug 2011Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective locking device at entrance door, at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 28 Sept 2002Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective broken glass at south window upper sashe, at 1st bedroom from east, 1st story, apartment

    Issued 28 Sept 2002Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing 1 sty east an apartment yaria rodriguez

    Issued 2 Oct 1999Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair the broken or defective ceiling light fixture center room 1 sty east an apartment

    Issued 2 Oct 1999Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling thru out 1 sty east an apartment

    Issued 2 Oct 1999Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective metal ceiling kitchen 1 sty east an apartment

    Issued 2 Oct 1999Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles floor bathroom 1 sty east an apartment

    Issued 2 Oct 1999Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective ceiling light fixture vestibule 1 sty public hall

    Issued 2 Oct 1999Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective wall light fixture of building

    Issued 2 Oct 1999Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice and roaches 1 sty east an apartment

    Issued 2 Oct 1999Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective upper and lower window sashes kitchen and south room 1 sty east an apartment

    Issued 2 Oct 1999Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • 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 100 watts minimum required fixture present light not on

    Issued 23 Dec 1998Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of antenna wire creating trip hazard roof center.

    Issued 5 Jun 1987Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Roof and outside the building§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination vestibule 1 sty public hall.

    Issued 5 Jun 1987Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Electrical§ D26-19.05

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.

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the foyer, 1st story at north

    Issued 10 Aug 2011Notice sent out 11 Aug 2011Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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.

  • Post, 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, 1st story

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Invalid certification 1 Apr 2020Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

  • Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Invalid certification 1 Apr 2020Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104

  • Post 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

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Invalid certification 1 Apr 2020Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

  • Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box, at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Invalid certification 1 Apr 2020Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

  • Post 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

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Invalid certification 1 Apr 2020Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • Post 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

    Issued 10 Aug 2011Notice sent out 11 Aug 2011Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

16 closed violations, plus 9 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 or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 May 2025Violation dismissed 7 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 May 2025Violation dismissed 7 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at all walls and ceilings in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 26 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 27 Jun 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration drop ceiling in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 26 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 27 Jun 2021Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of free standing radiator obstructing egress at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 1 Apr 2021Violation closed 5 May 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 2nd story at west

    Issued 26 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors, in the entrance, 3rd story at west

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Violation closed 1 Apr 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeds the maximum allowable operating temperature of 130 deg. f. (found 148 deg. f) in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 26 Jan 2021Violation closed 7 Mar 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling and all walls in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 8 Nov 2018Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2018Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2018Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Nov 2018Violation dismissed 31 Jan 2019Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 13 Nov 2018Violation closed 6 Dec 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • 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. at front areaway

    Issued 12 Jul 2018Violation dismissed 4 Nov 2018Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 18 Mar 2013Violation closed 11 Apr 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

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

    Issued 18 Mar 2013Violation closed 11 Apr 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

77 violations on record in total, 52 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.

15 complaints in three years, 1 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Doors and windows0 / 4
  • Heat and hot water1 / 4
  • Fire and safety equipment0 / 4
  • Construction and illegal work0 / 1
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 1
  • Pests0 / 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.

2 cases, all closed.

  • Access Warrant - Non-Lead

    Opened 8 Jan 2021

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 4 Dec 2018

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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  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2021No 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

    DEODAT LOWTAN

    Public records list DEODAT LOWTAN as the registered managing agent for this address as of 13 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (24 in the records we hold, 10 shown)

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  • Owner of record

    309 PALMETTO STREET REALTY CORP.

    Public records list 309 PALMETTO STREET REALTY CORP. as the owner of record for this address as of 13 Jul 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 11 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 is 1 open mould violation on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. 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.
  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 3033440050 · Block 3344, Lot 50 · Building class C2