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1385 Madison Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

7 immediately hazardous violations open. 21 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
217 · 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
202200
202390
202400
202500
2026 so far60

Plus 67 violations from 2016 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
  • Electrical 2
  • Heat and hot water 1
Open per apartment
3.5 (21 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
15 Jan 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

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 hazardous7 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 nuisance consisting of fire damage in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 2 Jan 2026Notice sent out 8 Jan 2026§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of fire damage in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 2 Jan 2026Notice sent out 8 Jan 2026§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of fire damage in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 Jan 2026Notice sent out 8 Jan 2026§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of fire damage in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 2 Jan 2026Notice sent out 8 Jan 2026§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of fire damage in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Jan 2026Notice sent out 8 Jan 2026§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of fire damage in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 2 Jan 2026Notice sent out 8 Jan 2026§ 27-2005 +1

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 5; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 22 Feb 2017Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

Hazardous13 open

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

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

    Issued 8 Feb 2023Notice sent out 8 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lighting fixture at ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 8 Feb 2023Notice sent out 8 Feb 2023Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 8 Feb 2023Notice sent out 8 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly secure the loose wood treads-3rd and 4th up from bottom at public hall stairs, 2nd story

    Issued 21 May 2018Invalid certification 30 May 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bicycle at public hall stairs bulkhead to roof

    Issued 21 May 2018Invalid certification 30 May 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of boxes, metal window gate, handcart, and large mirror at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 21 May 2018Invalid certification 30 May 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of the door on the east wall painted shut in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 12 Jul 2017Invalid certification 26 Jul 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 2nd story at west

    Issued 12 Jul 2017Notice sent out 16 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 22 Feb 2017Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 22 Feb 2017Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2017Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 14 Feb 2017Not complied with 14 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 14 Feb 2017Not complied with 14 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 3rd story at south

    Issued 15 Jan 2017Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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.

  • And dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint fire escape at rear of building,all parts, all stories

    Issued 12 Jul 2017Notice certified late 7 Nov 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

Orders and notices1 open

An order issued against the building as a whole rather than a condition in one apartment: a vacate order, or selection for HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program for buildings with persistent violations.

  • The premises have been vacated by an order of this department and cannot be reoccupied except for caretaker, until (1) an application and plan for the work required by this article have been filed with and approved by the department of buildings, where required, (2) such work has been completed by the owner and approved by the department or the department of buildings where required, (3) where required by the department of buildings, a new certificate of occupancy has been obtained and (4) the department has inspected and determined that such dwelling is habitable. an apartment (s1, 1st story) an apartment (n1-1st story) an apartment (s1, 2nd story) an apartment (n1, 2nd story) an apartment (s1, 3rd story) an apartment (n1, 3rd story) vacate order # 260310

    Issued 15 Jan 2026Info notice sent out 19 Jan 2026§ 27-2089

Paperwork and notices1 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 and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building., 1st story

    Issued 12 Jul 2017Notice certified late 7 Nov 2017Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104

61 closed violations, plus 4 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.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 15 sq ft at west wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 8 Feb 2023Violation closed 16 Oct 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at entrance to roof from bulkhead

    Issued 8 Feb 2023Violation dismissed 30 Apr 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water temperature exceeding maximum temperature of 130 degrees at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 8 Feb 2023Violation dismissed 30 Apr 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 8 Feb 2023Violation closed 10 Apr 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at west wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 8 Feb 2023Violation closed 10 Apr 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the missing lighting fixture at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 8 Feb 2023Violation closed 10 Apr 2023Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of no support brackets for protruding air conitioners, all stories at building front

    Issued 24 May 2017Violation closed 14 Jun 2018§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of loose bricks stored at window sills, all stories at building front

    Issued 24 May 2017Violation closed 14 Jun 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • ×2Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    2 issued 9 Jan 2017 to 15 Jan 2017Violation dismissedHeat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeding the maximum temperature of 130 degrees at hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 12 Jul 2017Violation closed 14 Aug 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective. (more than 15 feet from sleeping room), 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Feb 2017Violation closed 21 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • ×2Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    2 issued 27 Jan 2017 to 11 Feb 2017Violation closedHeat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 27 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 16 Jul 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 23 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 16 Jul 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

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

    Issued 21 Jan 2017Violation closed 16 Jul 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 14 Feb 2017Violation closed 14 Jul 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • ×2Provide ready access to buildings heating system door to boiler locked at cellar

    2 issued 27 Jan 2017 to 11 Feb 2017Violation closedHeat and hot water§ 27-2033

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

    Issued 7 Feb 2017Violation closed 14 Jul 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at the stove in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 23 Jan 2017Violation closed 14 Jul 2017Appliances§ 27-2070

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

    Issued 21 Jan 2017Violation closed 14 Jul 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • 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 15 Jan 2017Violation closed 14 Jul 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system.. at cellar

    Issued 15 Jan 2017Violation closed 14 Jul 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

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

    Issued 9 Jan 2017Violation closed 14 Jul 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed electrical wires at the ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 15 May 2017Violation closed 13 Jul 2017Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures at ceiling & electrical wall outlet at west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 22 Feb 2017Violation closed 12 Jul 2017Electrical§ 27-2037

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 11 Feb 2017Violation closed 12 Jul 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

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

    3 issued 9 Jan 2017 to 14 Feb 2017Violation closedHeat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate.., 3rd story at south

    Issued 15 Jan 2017Violation closed 12 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 3rd story at south

    Issued 15 Jan 2017Violation closed 12 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • ×2Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    2 issued 12 Dec 2016 to 15 Feb 2017Violation closedHeat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective. (more than 15 feet from sleeping room), 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Feb 2017Violation closed 15 May 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at gas range in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 7 Feb 2017Violation closed 15 May 2017Appliances§ 27-2070

  • 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 21 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 14 May 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from at least 1 window or provide approved type gate.. in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 21 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 14 May 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electrical outlet at east wall in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 21 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 14 May 2017Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of metal gate erected blocking access to cellar & rear apartments at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 15 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 13 Apr 2017§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 22 Feb 2017Violation closed 12 Mar 2017Appliances§ 27-2070

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

    Issued 14 Feb 2017Violation closed 12 Mar 2017Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 14 Feb 2017Violation closed 12 Mar 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures cooking range in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 15 Feb 2017Violation closed 6 Mar 2017Appliances§ 27-2070

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

    Issued 14 Feb 2017Violation closed 6 Mar 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

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

    Issued 22 Feb 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 15 Feb 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 14 Feb 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures gas range in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 8 Feb 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 8 Feb 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the 1st room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 8 Feb 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures gas range, 2nd story

    Issued 8 Feb 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Appliances§ 27-2070

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

    Issued 7 Feb 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 26 Jan 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 26 Jan 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Appliances§ 27-2070

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

    Issued 23 Jan 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 15 Jan 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at range in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 9 Jan 2017Violation closed 1 Mar 2017Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of disconnected radiator left unattended at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Dec 2016Violation closed 13 Feb 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

88 violations on record in total, 23 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.

11 complaints in three years, 11 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise9 / 9
  • Garbage and cleanliness1 / 1
  • Construction and illegal work1 / 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.

5 cases, all closed.

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 21 Feb 2017

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 16 Feb 2017

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 14 Feb 2017

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 14 Feb 2017

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 27 Jan 2017

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)
Show 6 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 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

    DAFNA DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

    Public records list DAFNA DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT as the registered managing agent for this address as of 25 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (11 in the records we hold, 10 shown)

    Show 7 more

    No combined rating for this agent yet. A portfolio rating needs at least 5 verified reviews across 2 or more buildings; currently 0.

  • Owner of record

    1717 HIMROD LLC

    Public records list 1717 HIMROD LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 25 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (1 in the records we hold)

    No combined rating for this owner yet. A portfolio rating needs at least 5 verified reviews across 2 or more buildings; currently 0.

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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 7 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 1 mould violation here, most recently in 2023, 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. 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

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