1521 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1916 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
18 immediately hazardous violations open. 41 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 4 | 0 |
Plus 36 violations from 1992 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 7
- Doors and windows 2
- Heat and hot water 2
- Open per apartment
- 6.8 (41 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 25 Feb 2026 (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
Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 8 days, and inspectors issued 2 violations.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
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 violationImmediately hazardous18 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 north
Issued 25 Feb 2026Notice sent out 26 Feb 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
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 north
Issued 25 Feb 2026Notice sent out 26 Feb 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1
Remove the illegal fastening double cyclinder key operated locks, doors front and rear. in the entrance -r, 2nd story
Issued 4 Jun 2001Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface on wood trim, doors, or windows - using exclusive interim controls, which include a surface dust test in accordance with statute. north baseboard at north, north cabinet door at north in the foyer from north, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2003Lead paint§ 27-2056.5
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface on wood trim, doors, or windows - using exclusive interim controls, which include a surface dust test in accordance with statute. north window molding baseboard at east, north door molding at south in the bathroom, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2003Lead paint§ 27-2056.5
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or is on a deteriorated subsurface - using exclusive interim controls. north wall at north in the foyer from north, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2003Lead paint§ 27-2056.5
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface on wood trim, doors, or windows - using exclusive interim controls, which include a surface dust test in accordance with statute. east door molding at west, east door at west in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2003Lead paint§ 27-2056.5
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface on wood trim, doors, or windows - using exclusive interim controls, which include a surface dust test in accordance with statute. north door at east in the entrance from east, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2003Lead paint§ 27-2056.5
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or is on a deteriorated subsurface - using exclusive interim controls. east radiator at south in the 1st room from east, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2003Lead paint§ 27-2056.5
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface on wood trim, doors, or windows - using exclusive interim controls, which include a surface dust test in accordance with statute. east window stool at south in the 1st room from east, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2003Lead paint§ 27-2056.5
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Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface on wood trim, doors, or windows - using exclusive interim controls, which include a surface dust test in accordance with statute. east baseboard at south, east door frame at west in the 4th room from east, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2003Lead paint§ 27-2056.5
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or is on a deteriorated subsurface - using exclusive interim controls. east wall at south in the 4th room from east, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2003Lead paint§ 27-2056.5
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface on wood trim, doors, or windows - using exclusive interim controls, which include a surface dust test in accordance with statute. east door at west, east door frame at west in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2003Lead paint§ 27-2056.5
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface on wood trim, doors, or windows - using exclusive interim controls, which include a surface dust test in accordance with statute. east door frame at east, west window stool at west, east door at east in the kitchen, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2003Lead paint§ 27-2056.5
Provide ready access to buildings heating system boiler room door locked at cellar.
Issued 21 May 1996Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures kitchen and bathroom 3 sty north an apartment.
Issued 21 May 1996Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Heat 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 at or near mailboxes 1 sty public hall and on boiler room door.
Issued 21 May 1996Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint ceiling front room & 2nd room from front 2 sty north an apartment castro 473 5700 er1 2942309., section '' ''
Issued 20 Oct 1992First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2003Lead paint§ 27-2013
Hazardous22 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 household items at landing at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 14 May 2024Notice sent out 14 May 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch set at building entrance door, 1st story
Issued 28 Apr 2024Notice sent out 28 Apr 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Remove the illegal fastening consisting of an illegal push panic bar preventing re-entry back into public hall at bulkhead door at public hall stairs, 3rd story
Issued 28 Apr 2024Notice sent out 5 May 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. at public hall bulkhead, roof
Issued 6 Aug 2002Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Provide wire screens above and below skylight at public hall bulkhead, roof
Issued 6 Aug 2002Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005
Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes flower pots at north balcony at fire escape, 2nd story
Issued 6 Aug 2002Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Replace with new the broken or defective door closet. in the 1st bedroom -r, 2nd story
Issued 4 Jun 2001Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets shower-body, bathtub. in the bathroom -r, 2nd story
Issued 4 Jun 2001Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in drain. bathtub and wash-basin. in the bathroom -r, 2nd story
Issued 4 Jun 2001Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice and roaches. in the entire apartment -r, 2nd story
Issued 4 Jun 2001Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Pests§ 27-2018
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Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes rear. at fire escape
Issued 4 Jun 2001Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Fire 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 front areaway. yard
Issued 4 Jun 2001Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010
Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice throughout apartment in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Pests§ 27-2018
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective-tenants name, smellie cynthia in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Properly repair the broken or defective bell buzzer intercom system from entrance door to building to 2nd story north an apartment in the entrance, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches throughout apartment in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Pests§ 27-2018
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor at foyer in the foyer, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor at kitchen in the kitchen, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of inadequate circuit breakers at electrical circuit breaker box at south wall foyer. in the foyer, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Electrical§ 27-2005 +1
Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes house hold items at 2nd story rear balcony in the kitchen, 2nd story
Issued 1 Apr 2000Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
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 200 watts minimum
Issued 27 Jan 1999Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Electrical§ 27-2040
Provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing 1 sty an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 7 Mar 1992Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +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.
Rearrange television and/or radio antenna to be at least 10 feet above roof and not attached to any fire escape or soil or vent line at north at vent stacks, roof
Issued 6 Aug 2002Notice sent out 29 Jul 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 62
Paperwork and notices3 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.
×2File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
2 issued 10 Jun 2025 to 5 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices
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 15 Oct 2024Notice sent out 20 Oct 2024Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104
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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.
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at door leading to cellar at public hall, 1st story
Issued 25 Feb 2026Violation closed 23 Jun 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Abate the nuisance consisting of uncapped gas pipe at boiler at boiler room
Issued 25 Feb 2026Violation closed 22 Mar 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective due to defective hinges at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 18 Feb 2024Violation closed 4 Dec 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective closer arm at building entrance, 1st story
Issued 18 Feb 2024Violation closed 4 Dec 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch set at building entrance door, 1st story
Issued 28 Apr 2024Violation closed 6 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective building front entrance door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 30 Apr 2023Violation closed 19 Jul 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
54 violations on record in total, 44 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.
40 complaints in three years, 9 of them in the last twelve months.
- Heat and hot water8 / 18
- Doors and windows0 / 8
- Construction and illegal work1 / 6
- Garbage and cleanliness0 / 3
- Fire and safety equipment0 / 3
- Pests0 / 2
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.
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.
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.
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
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- 2022No 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.
Owner of record and managing agent
1521 JEFFERSON AVE CORP.
Public records list 1521 JEFFERSON AVE CORP. as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 6 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
1521 Jefferson 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 currently has 18 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.
- There were 8 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.
- The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2024). 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.
- This building dates from 1916 and has 12 open lead-paint violations on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
- 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 41 open housing violations: 18 immediately hazardous, 22 hazardous and 1 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for fire and safety equipment (7), doors and windows (2) and heat and hot water (2).
On 25 Feb 2026. 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.
In the 2025–26 heat season the city received heat or hot-water complaints on 8 days, and HPD issued 2 heat violations.
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.
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