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1368 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1926 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

21 open violations, none immediately hazardous.

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Open violations
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Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
2022102
202330
202422
202570
2026 so far30

Plus 44 violations from 2008 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 12
  • Mold and damp 4
  • Walls and ceilings 4
Open per apartment
3.5 (21 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
24 Oct 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
2026–27 (so far)220

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

Hazardous14 open

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

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 24 Oct 2026Notice sent out 25 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 24 Oct 2026Notice sent out 25 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 24 Oct 2026Notice sent out 25 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of chained bicycle on 2nd story balaster at public hall stairs, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Sept 2025Notice sent out 16 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes flower pots at 2nd story fire escape balcony at building front

    Issued 15 Sept 2025Notice sent out 16 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1 sq ft of mold in the bathroom at east original violation 16971772 issued 14-may-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 14 May 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx. 2 sq ft at window recess in the bathroom, 1st story at south original violation 15421139 issued 13-oct-22 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 13 Oct 2022First no access to re- inspect violation 6 Aug 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods at building front stack at fire escape

    Issued 16 Mar 2022Notice sent out 16 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at west wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Mar 2022Notice sent out 16 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at east wall on intermediate landing at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 9 Nov 2021Notice sent out 11 Nov 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods in the building front stack at fire escape

    Issued 9 Nov 2021Notice sent out 11 Nov 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • 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 minimum required 100 watts (light fixture present) at front areaway, 1st story

    Issued 8 Jul 2018Notice sent out 9 Jul 2018Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures at the sink in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 15 Sept 2009Not complied with 9 Mar 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2024

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at roof bulkhead at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 28 Feb 2009Not complied with 9 Mar 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

Non-hazardous7 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.

  • Replace the broken or defective sink in the kitchen at east

    Issued 14 May 2024Notice sent out 14 May 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Mar 2022Notice sent out 16 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at east wall on intermediate landing at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 9 Nov 2021Notice sent out 11 Nov 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also door chain guard in the entrance, 2nd story

    Issued 6 Aug 2019Notice sent out 7 Aug 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2043

  • Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 26 Aug 2014Not complied with 9 Mar 2015Super and management§ 27-2053

  • Properly repair the broken or defective paving at the front yard

    Issued 19 Mar 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 8 Mar 2015Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also a heavy duty dead bolt and chain door guard in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 10 Sept 2009Not complied with 9 Mar 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2043

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.

  • ×3Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected

    3 issued 6 Aug 2019 to 16 Mar 2022Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2005

52 closed violations, plus 19 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.

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeding max temperature of 130 degrees in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 12 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 6 Apr 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination at ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 12 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 6 Apr 2025Electrical§ 27-2039

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

    Issued 12 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 6 Apr 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 6 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 1 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 6 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 1 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1 sq ft of mold in the bathroom at east

    Issued 14 May 2024Violation closed 11 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes flower pots at 2nd and 3rd story balconies at building front at fire escape

    Issued 14 May 2024Violation dismissed 13 Aug 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing kickstand at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 28 Jun 2023Violation closed 27 Feb 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective north yard door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 28 Jun 2023Violation closed 31 Jul 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing kickstand at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 28 Jun 2023Violation closed 31 Jul 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the missing heat riser escutcheon plate at ceiling in the 2nd room from north at east, 1st story at south

    Issued 13 Oct 2022Violation dismissed 12 Feb 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective window counterbalance lower sash north wall in the 2nd room from north at east, 1st story at south

    Issued 13 Oct 2022Violation dismissed 12 Feb 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective window counterbalance lower sash at south wall in the 3rd room from north at west, 1st story at south

    Issued 13 Oct 2022Violation dismissed 12 Feb 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx. 2 sq ft at window recess in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 13 Oct 2022Violation closed 10 Feb 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at washbasin in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 13 Oct 2022Violation dismissed 10 Jan 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 13 Oct 2022Violation dismissed 10 Jan 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 13 Oct 2022Violation dismissed 10 Jan 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • 2011, 2012 adm code cleanse and disinfect to the satisfaction of this department after removing the stagnant water throughout.. at cellar

    Issued 13 Oct 2022Violation dismissed 10 Jan 2023§ 27-2010

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of extremely hot water 140f in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 8 Mar 2015Violation dismissed 4 Jun 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 26 Aug 2014Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 26 Aug 2014Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 26 Aug 2014Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly secure the loose wood tread ( # 1 thru 5 from bottom up ) at public hall stairs, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Mar 2011Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system locked door to boiler room at cellar

    Issued 1 Jan 2011Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • ×3Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    3 issued 2 Nov 2008 to 1 Jan 2011Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • ×2Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    2 issued 2 Nov 2008 to 1 Jan 2011Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures at the sink in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 15 Sept 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2024

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass at the lower window sash at the intermediate landing at at public hall stairs, 1st story

    Issued 15 Sept 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the public hall at, 3rd story

    Issued 15 Sept 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening slide bolts with eyes at the north and south bulkhead doors to roof

    Issued 15 Sept 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of expose electrical wires at north wall in the 1st room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 10 Sept 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • ×2Properly secure the loose light fixture at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    2 issued 10 Sept 2009Violation closedWalls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing electrical outlet at north wall in the 1st room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 10 Sept 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and all walls in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 10 Sept 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective door in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 10 Sept 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • ×2Abate the nuisance consisting of expose electrical wires at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    2 issued 10 Sept 2009Violation closedElectrical§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 10 Sept 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 24 Jul 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective brick cement mortar at building front above 3rd story east window

    Issued 27 Mar 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods at building front at fire escape

    Issued 27 Mar 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and walls all stys. at public hall

    Issued 28 Feb 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mortise lock at building entrance door, 1st story

    Issued 28 Feb 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective ceiling light fixture in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 22 Feb 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective wood door in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 22 Feb 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Doors and windows§ 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 public hall, 1st story

    Issued 21 Jan 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system lock door at boiler room.

    Issued 21 Jan 2009Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarded plaster ceiling and walls at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Nov 2008Violation closed 9 Mar 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

95 violations on record in total, 24 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.

12 complaints in three years, 4 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water2 / 6
  • Mold and damp2 / 3
  • Construction and illegal work0 / 1
  • Doors and windows0 / 1
  • Entry, buzzer and mail0 / 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.

2 cases, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 11 Jan 2011

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 17 Feb 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.

  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 5 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2021No 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

    BROWN DECATUR REALTY

    Public records list BROWN DECATUR REALTY as the registered managing agent for this address as of 12 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (1 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

    BROWN DECATUR REALTY LLC

    Public records list BROWN DECATUR REALTY LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 12 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (1 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 has 14 open hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern and what has been done since.
  2. There are 2 open mould violations 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 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.
  4. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 0 complaints in the last twelve months.
  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 3034370036 · Block 3437, Lot 36 · Building class C2