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476 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1901 · 4-story walk-up · 6 apartments

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 3 open in all.

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Open violations
31 · 2
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202360
202400
2025110
2026 so far00

Plus 17 violations from 2020 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 7
  • Heat and hot water 3
  • Leaks and plumbing 3
Open per apartment
0.5 (3 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
6 Dec 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 9 days, and inspectors issued 3 violations.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–269103

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

This building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.

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 hazardous1 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.

  • 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 south

    Issued 6 Dec 2025Notice sent out 7 Dec 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

Hazardous2 open

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

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at north

    Issued 7 Nov 2025Notice sent out 9 Nov 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at north

    Issued 7 Nov 2025Notice sent out 9 Nov 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

31 closed violations, plus 14 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 the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 2nd room from north at west, 3rd story at south

    Issued 20 Nov 2025Violation dismissed 24 Mar 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 2nd room from north at west, 3rd story at south

    Issued 20 Nov 2025Violation dismissed 24 Mar 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 16 Nov 2025Violation dismissed 22 Mar 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 16 Nov 2025Violation dismissed 22 Mar 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch at fire door at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Nov 2025Violation dismissed 22 Feb 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 20 Nov 2025Violation dismissed 12 Feb 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 20 Nov 2025Violation dismissed 12 Feb 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at fire door at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 7 Nov 2025Violation closed 8 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 4 square feet at the north wall in the 1st room from north, 4th story original violation 13820155 issued 18-sep-20 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 16 Oct 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 10 square feet on the sub wood floor in the 1st room from north, 4th story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 16 Oct 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 15 square feet at the sub wood floor in the 2nd room from north at west, 4th story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 16 Oct 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 6 square feet at the south wall in the 2nd room from north at west, 4th story original violation 13820170 issued 18-sep-20 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 16 Oct 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective in the entrance, 1st story

    Issued 18 Apr 2023Violation closed 3 Aug 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 11 Apr 2023Violation closed 3 Aug 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide 3 extra sprinkler heads and suitable wrench for emergency purposes at o.s.y. valve of sprinkler in accordance with the rules and regulations of this department at cellar

    Issued 11 Apr 2023Violation will be reinspected 31 Jul 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2050

  • Provide a piece of garden hose 10 feet in length with female coupling and a 10 quart pail on premises to test sprinkler system.

    Issued 11 Apr 2023Violation will be reinspected 31 Jul 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2050

  • Seal in open position the o.s.y. valve of the sprinkler system in accordance with the rules and regulations of this department at cellar

    Issued 11 Apr 2023Violation will be reinspected 31 Jul 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2050

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective pressure guage at sprinkler system at bulkhead

    Issued 11 Apr 2023Violation will be reinspected 31 Jul 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective rain leader, north exterior wall at rear yard south

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 27 Apr 2023Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from north at west, 2nd story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 16 Apr 2023Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lock and assembly at north door in the 1st room from north, 4th story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 16 Apr 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 13 Apr 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 13 Apr 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +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 missing at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 13 Apr 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the south wall in the 2nd room from north at west, 4th story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 13 Apr 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in uniform color the north wall in the 1st room from north, 4th story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 13 Apr 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak moisture penetrating the north wall in the 1st room from north, 4th story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 13 Apr 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 3rd room from north at east, 2nd story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 13 Apr 2023Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 6 square feet at the south wall in the 2nd room from north at west, 4th story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 21 Jan 2021Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 4 square feet at the north wall in the 1st room from north, 4th story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 21 Jan 2021Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 1st room from north, 4th story

    Issued 18 Sept 2020Violation closed 16 Jan 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

48 violations on record in total, 3 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.

29 complaints in three years, 23 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water10 / 10
  • Garbage and cleanliness3 / 5
  • Leaks and plumbing4 / 5
  • Noise3 / 5
  • Pests0 / 1
  • Walls and ceilings1 / 1
  • Doors and windows1 / 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.

1 case, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 29 Jan 2026

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 permit currently in force. 1 permit filed in the last five years.

Show 1 expired or finished

  • General Construction

    Propose installation of a Vapor Mitigation System. No change to use, egress or occupancy.

    Issued 22 Nov 2024Expired 5 Nov 2025

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 4 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 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

    FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC

    Public records list FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 30 Jun 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (26 in the records we hold, 10 shown)

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  • Owner of record

    TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC

    Public records list TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 30 Jun 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (20 in the records we hold, 10 shown)

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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 one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. There were 10 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.
  3. The city recorded 6 mould violations here, most recently in 2020, 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.
  4. 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.
  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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