1517 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1916 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
No open housing violations. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- None openNo open housing violations on record.
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 1 | 0 |
Plus 56 violations from 2018 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
- Walls and ceilings 2
- Floors and stairs 1
- Inspector last found a problem
- 6 May 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 1 day.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 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 violationNothing open. 68 violations in the record, all of them closed.
62 closed violations, plus 6 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.
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at bulkhead
Issued 6 May 2026Violation closed 10 Jul 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 24 Nov 2023Violation closed 21 May 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south
Issued 24 Nov 2023Violation closed 21 May 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 24 Nov 2023Violation closed 21 May 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective, in the entrance, 2nd story at east
Issued 28 Nov 2023Violation closed 17 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective... in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 2 Dec 2021Violation closed 8 Nov 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
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 = 3; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 4; in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 2 Dec 2021Violation closed 8 Nov 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 1st story at west
Issued 13 Apr 2022Violation closed 28 Sept 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 2 Dec 2021Violation closed 29 Jun 2022Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the nuisance consisting of furniture iron shelf with household items in front of secondary exit at east wall in the 5th room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 2 Dec 2021Violation closed 13 Apr 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005 +1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 5th room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 2 Dec 2021Violation closed 13 Apr 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 2 Dec 2021Violation closed 13 Apr 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperative in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 2 Dec 2021Violation closed 13 Apr 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Provide a peep hole in entrance door of the dwelling unit so located so as to permit a person inside the dwelling to view any person outside entrance door.. in the entrance, 1st story at west
Issued 2 Dec 2021Violation closed 13 Apr 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2041
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 = 0; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 2; in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 21 Jun 2021Violation closed 13 Apr 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective sloping wood floor in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story
Issued 21 Jun 2019Violation closed 13 Apr 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective sloping wood floor in the 5th room from north, 3rd story
Issued 21 Jun 2019Violation closed 13 Apr 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective sloping wood floor in the 4th room from north, 3rd story
Issued 21 Jun 2019Violation closed 13 Apr 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
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 = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 19 Jul 2021Violation dismissed 24 Oct 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Properly repair the broken or defective lower sash window counter balance at fire escape window at west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 21 Jun 2021Violation dismissed 16 Sept 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at north, south, west and east walls and ceiling, total 20 sq ft in the bathroom, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 25 Jul 2021Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective, 3rd story at north
Issued 17 May 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Remove the illegal fastening key operated chain lock installed at door in the entrance, 3rd story at north
Issued 17 May 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 3rd story at north
Issued 17 May 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from east at south wall in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the south wall, east wall, ceiling in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from south at west wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall, ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from south at west wall in the private hallway, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st window frame from south at west wall, south wall, 1st door frame from west at north wall, 1st door from west at north wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the south wall, ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st window frame from north at east wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall, 2nd window frame from south at west wall, 1st door frame from north at east wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling, south wall in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling, west wall, south wall, east wall, north wall in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 3rd room from east, the 1st room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate.. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1 sq.ft at 2nd window frame from north at east wall in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 17 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at north
Issued 17 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1 sq.ft. at east wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at north
Issued 17 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1 sq.ft. at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at north
Issued 17 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1 sq.ft. at south wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at north
Issued 17 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
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 missing name and location at public hall, 1st story
Issued 15 Mar 2021Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate, 3rd story at north
Issued 16 Jul 2018Violation closed 19 Jul 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 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 = 2; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 17 May 2021Violation will be reinspected 15 Jul 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Arrange and make self-closing the doors in the entrance, 3rd story at north
Issued 17 Mar 2021Violation will be reinspected 15 Jul 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) north wall, east wall, west wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 15 Jun 2021Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) north wall in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 15 Jun 2021Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) north wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 15 Jun 2021Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) north wall, east wall, west wall in the private hallway, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 15 Jun 2021Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) south wall, east wall, west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 15 Jun 2021Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Properly repair the broken or defective bell/buzzer/intercom system in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 26 May 2021Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 26 May 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4
Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 4 May 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water exceeding 130 deg f, temperature found 176 deg f in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 22 Mar 2021Violation closed 26 Apr 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1
Abate the nuisance consisting of plexi glass panel installed at building entrance dopor, 1st story
Issued 17 Aug 2020Violation closed 17 Mar 2021§ 27-2005 +1
Replace with new the broken or defective building entrance door glass panel, 1st story
Issued 17 Aug 2020Violation closed 17 Mar 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective cement floor in the bathroom, 3rd story
Issued 21 Jun 2019Violation closed 17 Mar 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the smoke detector which is defective, 3rd story at north
Issued 16 Jul 2018Violation closed 17 Mar 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs, 3rd story at north
Issued 16 Jul 2018Violation closed 17 Mar 2021Pests§ 27-2018
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). which is defective, 3rd story at north
Issued 16 Jul 2018Violation closed 17 Mar 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling and all walls in the bathroom, 3rd story at north
Issued 16 Jul 2018Violation closed 17 Mar 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling 25 sq ft, west wall 5 sq ft and north wall 5 sq ft in the bathroom, 3rd story at north
Issued 16 Jul 2018Violation closed 30 Oct 2018Mold and damp§ 27-2005
68 violations on record in total, 0 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.
17 complaints in three years, 2 of them in the last twelve months.
- Heat and hot water1 / 13
- Doors and windows1 / 2
- Electrical0 / 1
- Fire and safety equipment0 / 1
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.
- 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 5 earlier reportsShow fewer
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 20201 of 6 units reported infested (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
REFUGE AND REST MANAGEMENT LLC
Public records list REFUGE AND REST MANAGEMENT LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 26 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.
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What to ask at the viewing
1517 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 recorded 6 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.
- 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
No. HPD lists no open housing violations here. 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 (3), walls and ceilings (2) and floors and stairs (1).
On 6 May 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 1 day, and HPD issued 0 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.
BBL 3033860058 · Block 3386, Lot 58 · Building class C2