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268 Schaefer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1920 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

No open housing violations.

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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

None issued since 2022. 35 violations before that, the first in 1983.

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Inspector last found a problem
7 Apr 2018 (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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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

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

Nothing open. 48 violations in the record, all of them closed.

35 closed violations, plus 13 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 roof so that it will not leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing wall plate at north wall light switch in the 3rd room from north at west, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed wiring at north wall light switch in the 3rd room from north at west, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the 5th room from north at east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at east wall in the 5th room from north at east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood rail of lower sash at window leading to fire escape, south wall in the 5th room from north at east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balances at lower sashes in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective... in the entrance, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls and ceilings throughout in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood flooring in the 3rd room from north at west, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective stained glass at east wall window in the 1st room from north at east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening consisting of latch and padlock at door of room leading to fire escape in the 5th room from north at east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +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 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of air conditioner in the 4th room from north at west, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation dismissed 27 Mar 2024Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Properly secure the loose light switch at west wall in the 2nd room from north at east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of at ceiling light fixture in the 2nd room from north at east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing glass lite at upper sash of window in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective enamel glaze at bathtub in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile at east wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective doorbell at north wall to building entrance in the 3rd room from north at west, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective drawer at south wall base cabinet in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the broken or defective rubber seal at lower door of refrigerator in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Appliances§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation dismissed 27 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Replace with new the missing plasterboard clg cellar thru out.

    Issued 12 Aug 1983Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ D26-10.01

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of toys 3rd sty public hall.

    Issued 12 Aug 1983Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination pub hall all stys.

    Issued 12 Aug 1983Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Electrical§ D26-19.05

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color clg 3 sty pub hall.

    Issued 12 Aug 1983Violation closed 27 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ D26-10.01

  • Properly secure the loose storm window in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 13 May 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

48 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 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.

No complaints from this building in the last three years. Worth knowing what that does and does not mean: tenants who expect nothing to happen often stop calling.

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.

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 15 Mar 2018

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. 5 permits filed in the last five years.

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  • Mechanical Systems

    INSTALL MECHANICAL SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS.

    Issued 24 Oct 2023Expired 10 May 2024

  • General Construction

    GENERAL CONSTRUCTION TO REMOVE INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND DOORS AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

    Issued 11 Oct 2023Expired 11 May 2024

  • Sprinklers

    SEPERATELY FILED SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTIN WITH APPLICATION # B00877087. NO CHNAGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

    Issued 21 Aug 2023Expired 29 Apr 2024

  • Plumbing

    INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

    Issued 4 Aug 2023Expired 21 Nov 2023

  • General Construction

    CONVERT EXISTING 3 FAMILY DWELLING UNIT TO AND SIX (6) CLASS A APARTMENT BUILDING. NO CHANGE TO FLOOR AREA, BULK AND HEIGHT. OBTAIN NEW C OF O.

    Issued 20 Jul 2023Expired 11 May 2024

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 2 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 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

    HONG KWOK

    Public records list HONG KWOK as the registered managing agent for this address as of 26 Jul 2026. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    ORIGIN DESIGN 102 REALTY LLC

    Public records list ORIGIN DESIGN 102 REALTY LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 26 Jul 2026. Source: HPD registration.

Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.

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 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.
  2. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  3. 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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