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1376 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

4 immediately hazardous violations open. 30 open in all.

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Open violations
304 · 21 · 5
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 31 violations before that, the first in 2002.

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Open per apartment
5 (30 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
25 Sept 2020 (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

Immediately hazardous4 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.

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 25 Sept 2020Notice of issuance sent to tenant 28 Sept 2020Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system..... at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 7 Dec 2007Certification postponment denied 10 Jan 2008Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of concealed water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 7 Dec 2007Certification postponment denied 10 Jan 2008Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 7 Dec 2007Certification postponment denied 10 Jan 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

Hazardous21 open

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

  • Abate the infestation consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 25 Sept 2020Notice sent out 28 Sept 2020Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 18 Jun 2020Notice sent out 21 Jun 2020Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 7 Dec 2007Certification postponment granted 10 Jan 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 7 Dec 2007Certification postponment granted 10 Jan 2008Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 7 Dec 2007Notice sent out 10 Dec 2007Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective lower window sash pane in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 7 Dec 2007Certification postponment granted 10 Jan 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 7 Dec 2007Certification postponment granted 10 Jan 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Replace with new the broken or defective lower window sash pane in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 7 Dec 2007Certification postponment granted 10 Jan 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective double insultated glass 1st window from east at north wall bottom sash in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Nov 2007Certification postponment granted 10 Jan 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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  • Replace with new the broken or defective double insultated glass 1st window from west at north wall bottom sash. in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Nov 2007Certification postponment granted 10 Jan 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of concealed water leak ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Nov 2007Certification postponment granted 10 Jan 2008Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and north wall in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Nov 2007Certification postponment granted 10 Jan 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • ×2Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    2 issued 28 Nov 2006 to 5 Jul 2007Notice sent outPests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective door knob on door to vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 5 Jul 2007Notice sent out 8 Jul 2007Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures at water closet in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 5 Jul 2007Notice sent out 8 Jul 2007§ 27-2024

  • ×2Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    2 issued 28 Nov 2006 to 5 Jul 2007Notice sent outPests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective inoprative bell and return buzzer system from front of bldg to 3rd sty apartment in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 5 Jul 2007Notice sent out 8 Jul 2007Entry, buzzer and mail§ 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, 100 watts required.

    Issued 9 Jan 2007Notice sent out 9 Jan 2007Electrical§ 27-2040

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.

  • Refit upper and lower window sash in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 7 Dec 2007Certification postponment granted 10 Jan 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceilings and walls and wood works in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 7 Dec 2007Certification postponment granted 10 Jan 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Refit apartment entrance door, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Nov 2007Certification postponment granted 10 Jan 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department.. ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Nov 2006Notice sent out 2 Jan 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Refit lower sash east window in the 1st room from north at west -f, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Feb 2002Notice sent out 10 Feb 2002Doors and windows§ 27-2005

Paperwork and notices26 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.

  • ×6File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.

    6 issued 8 Apr 2021 to 4 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices

  • ×9Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.

    9 issued 21 Nov 2017 to 20 Nov 2025Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107

  • ×2Post 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.

    2 issued 11 Mar 2022 to 16 May 2025Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

  • Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd.

    Issued 16 May 2025Notice sent out 19 May 2025Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • ×2Post, 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

    2 issued 11 Mar 2022 to 16 May 2025Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2005

  • ×2Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 24 Sept 2018 to 11 Mar 2022Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • Post, 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, 1st story

    Issued 24 Sept 2018Notice sent out 27 Sept 2018Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

  • ×3Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code § 27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.

    3 issued 18 Feb 2015 to 4 Nov 2016Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107

1 closed violation

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.

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors in the entrance, 2nd story at west

    Issued 18 Jun 2020Violation dismissed 2 Aug 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

57 violations on record in total, 56 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.

5 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Paperwork and notices0 / 1
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 1
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 1
  • Noise0 / 1
  • Pests0 / 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 19 Dec 2007

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.

No bedbug report on file for this building. That usually means the owner did not file one, not that there is nothing to 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.

The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Aug 2014 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.

  • Registered managing agent

    CARMEN PITRE

    Public records list CARMEN PITRE as the registered managing agent for this address as of 27 Jan 2014. 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 city currently has 4 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. 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.
  3. The building's HPD registration is out of date or names nobody we could identify. Ask who the managing agent is and get a name, a phone number and an address in writing before you sign.
  4. 26 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through. No bedbug report has ever been filed here, so the record cannot tell you the building's history — ask.
  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 3034370039 · Block 3437, Lot 39 · Building class C2