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Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · BIN 3174363 · Bensonhurst · Last violation Sep 28, 2026 · Last complaint Sep 27, 2026

NeighborhoodBensonhurst
More violations than 99% of nearby buildings
More violations than 99% of buildings and more complaints than 99% of buildings in Bensonhurst. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
More activity recently than in past years
Last 2 yrs: 381 violations · 388 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
▼ View all activity over time
Severityⓘopen violations
43 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous43Class Bhazardous173

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including heat and hot water, building maintenance, and mold and pests.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on the radiators or heating system and feel whether warm air flows from vents within a few minutes. Open cabinet doors under sinks and look for water stains, soft spots, or discoloration. Look along baseboards and in corners for evidence of rodents or insects.
    details ▸

    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Heat / hot water — Lack of heat, hot water, or heating system related issues affecting tenants.
    • —Bldg maintenance — General building repair, upkeep, and maintenance related housing code violations.
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Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2002
1,049
42 per year avg.↑ Up 250% in the last 2 years (381 vs 109 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
255
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ43
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ173
Rent-impairingⓘ44
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
1,119
47 per year avg.↑ Up 304% in the last 2 years (388 vs 96 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access7%Violation issued18%No violation27%Phone resolved48%Other0%(1,119)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Egressⓘ157 violations
Maintenanceⓘ126 violations
Cleaningⓘ92 violations
Paintingⓘ50 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ23 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ19 violations
Lead-Based Paintⓘ16 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ14 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ262 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ97 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ62 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ30 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ25 complaints
Elevatorⓘ13 complaints
Electricalⓘ12 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ11 complaints
Appliancesⓘ1 complaints
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Violation log

255 violations · Open

All classesClass AClass BClass CClass IAllOpenClosed
ClassStatusApt
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.

The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

  • ABCs of Housing
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
  • Lead-paint violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look for paint that is peeling, chipped, or cracked on interior walls, trim, windows, doors, and door frames.
    details ▸

    Buildings built before 1960 may still contain lead-based paint, which causes behavioral and learning problems in young children, who can swallow dust and paint chips from windowsills and floors.

    If a child under six lives with you, or spends 10 or more hours a week in your apartment, tell the owner in writing, which is what obliges them to inspect annually. Report peeling paint, and call 311 if it is not fixed or if repair work is raising dust that is not being contained.

    • ABCs of Housing
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Locate smoke detectors on the ceiling near bedrooms and in hallways, and ask the broker whether carbon monoxide detectors are present in the unit.
    details ▸

    Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

    On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

    • ABCs of Housing
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days3% (7)
    ▪ 30–90 days5% (12)
    ▪ 3–12 months22% (57)
    ▪ 1–3 years34% (86)
    ▪ 3+ years36% (92)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency0%2%
    Emergency80%66%
    Non-Emergency20%32%
    (250)
    (269)
    Issued
    Description
    Class COpenD6Aug 6, 2007REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT D6, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BOpenD6Aug 6, 2007REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D6, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class AOpen—Aug 9, 2005REMOVE DISUSED PLUMBING · SEWERS AND DRAINAGE§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE DISUSED PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS , AT COMPACTOR CLOSETS STORIES # 5, #4, #3, #1
    Class AOpen—Jun 17, 2002PAINT WINDOW FRAMES AND SASHES · PAINTING§ 27-2014 ADM CODE PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EXTERIOR WINDOW FRAMES AND SASHES ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL AND EAST AND WEST COURTS.
    Class BOpen——REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL AND CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
    Class COpen
    Aug 6, 2007Apt D6
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT D6, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BOpen
    Aug 6, 2007Apt D6
    REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D6, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class AOpen
    Aug 9, 2005
    REMOVE DISUSED PLUMBING · SEWERS AND DRAINAGE
    § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE DISUSED PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS , AT COMPACTOR CLOSETS STORIES # 5, #4, #3, #1
    Class AOpen
    Jun 17, 2002
    PAINT WINDOW FRAMES AND SASHES · PAINTING
    § 27-2014 ADM CODE PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EXTERIOR WINDOW FRAMES AND SASHES ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL AND EAST AND WEST COURTS.
    Class BOpen
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    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL AND CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
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