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299 Schaefer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1906 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

11 immediately hazardous violations open. 37 open in all.

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Open violations
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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
202300
202400
202500
2026 so far10

Plus 45 violations from 2002 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

See every violation
Found most often since 2022
  • Floors and stairs 1
Open per apartment
6.2 (37 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
4 May 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

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 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.

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tile at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 4 May 2026Notice sent out 4 May 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment.. in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 26 Feb 2020Notice sent out 1 Mar 2020Lead paint§ 27-2056.8

  • Correct failure to notify occupants and/or to investigate lead-based paint hazards.

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Notice sent out 9 Jul 2020Lead paint§ 27-2056.4

  • Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment...... in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 30 Jan 2020First no access to re- inspect violation 5 Mar 2020Lead paint§ 27-2056.8

  • Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment.... in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 30 Jan 2020First no access to re- inspect violation 5 Mar 2020Lead paint§ 27-2056.8

  • Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner pursuant to local law 1 of 2004 related to lead-based paint notices, inspections and remediation/abatement activities.

    Issued 10 Dec 2019Notice sent out 30 Jan 2020Lead paint§ 27-2056.4 +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 21 Aug 2014Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • ×2Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner

    2 issued 5 Sept 2005 to 16 May 2011Notice sent out§ 27-2056.7

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

    Issued 21 Jan 2009Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

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

    Issued 21 Jan 2009Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

Hazardous21 open

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

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective bulging stucco at 3rd story at east exterior wall of the building.

    Issued 9 Mar 2020Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vertical crack extending from 1st floor to 3rd stopy at east exterior wall of the building.

    Issued 9 Mar 2020Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Discontinue use of illegal space and/or hot water heater and provide filed for & approved heater which obtains combustion air directly from outside the building or approved central system.... in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 21 Jan 2009Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2032 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 21 Jan 2009Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 21 Jan 2009Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Discontinue use of illegal space and/or hot water heater and provide filed for & approved heater which obtains combustion air directly from outside the building or approved central system at north 3 and north 4 room, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 Jan 2009Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2032 +1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling and south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 3 Oct 2008Notice sent out 6 Oct 2008Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of moisture penetration at ceiling and south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 3 Oct 2008Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electric wiring at ceiling in the foyer, 2nd story at east

    Issued 3 Oct 2008Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Chain with pad lock at gate at north/east section at front of building

    Issued 3 Oct 2008Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

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  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electric wiring from ceiling fixture to switch at south wall, 2nd story at east

    Issued 3 Oct 2008Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of electric extension wire from foyer to kitchen electric outlet at west wall, 2nd story at east

    Issued 3 Oct 2008Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Fire egress defective. restore egress by removing locking device and arrange to open readily the gate in fence at lot line east yard

    Issued 17 Jul 2008Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of truck parked east yard

    Issued 17 Jul 2008Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the east yard

    Issued 17 Jul 2008Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors west entrance in the foyer, 1st story at east

    Issued 9 Dec 2007Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell/buzzer/intercom system at entire apartment, 1st story, apartment

    Issued 9 Dec 2007Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 20 Sept 2005Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 20 Sept 2005Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide bell-buzzer from street for unit, 1st story at east

    Issued 11 Apr 2005Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose wall cabinets in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 13 May 2002Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous5 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.

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 1st room from north at west, the 1st room from north at east, the foyer, the kitchen, the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 3 Oct 2008Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 27 Sept 2007Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department, 1st door frame from north at east wall, 1st door from north at east wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall, baseboard at south wall in the 3rd room from east at south, 1st story at north

    Issued 20 Sept 2005Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation; 1st radiator from east at south wall in the 3rd room from east at north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 20 Sept 2005Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department.. 1st door frame from east at south wall, 1st door frame from west at north wall, 1st door from east at south wall in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 11 Apr 2005Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2013

Paperwork and notices5 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.

  • Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor.. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 21 Aug 2014Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Paperwork and notices§ 329

  • 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 21 Aug 2014Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104

  • Paint or post a sign indicating floors at all stories at public hall

    Issued 21 Aug 2014Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Paperwork and notices§ 27-2048

  • 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 21 Aug 2014Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

  • 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 21 Aug 2014Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

9 closed violations, plus 3 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.

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective bulging stucco at 3rd story at east exterior wall of the building

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation closed 19 Apr 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vertical crack extending from 1st to 3rd story at east exterior wall of the building.

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation closed 19 Apr 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening consisting slide bolt capable to being padlocked installed at door to roof at bulkhead, 3rd story

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 19 Mar 2020Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 19 Mar 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 19 Mar 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 19 Mar 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 19 Mar 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 28 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 19 Mar 2020Walls and ceilings§ 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 the first story public hall

    Issued 30 Jan 2020Violation closed 10 Mar 2020Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

54 violations on record in total, 42 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.

3 complaints in three years, 2 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Appliances1 / 1
  • Mold and damp1 / 1
  • Noise0 / 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 3 Mar 2009

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

    JACOB BRACH

    Public records list JACOB BRACH as the registered managing agent for this address as of 27 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (2 in the records we hold)

    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

    297 SCHAEFER LLC

    Public records list 297 SCHAEFER LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 27 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (3 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 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. This building dates from 1906 and has 5 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.
  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 3034250036 · Block 3425, Lot 36 · Building class C2