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70 LEFFERTS PLACE

Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · BIN 3057833 · Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) · Last violation Apr 3, 2026 · Last complaint May 11, 2026

NeighborhoodBedford-Stuyvesant (West)

More violations than 98.2% of nearby buildings

More violations than 98% of buildings and more complaints than 100% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West). Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.

Activity TrendsLast 5 years

More activity recently than in past years

Last 2 yrs: 99 violations · 402 complaints

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Severityⓘopen violations

31 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.

Housing Preservation & Development Violations

Total violations since 2024

108

36 per year avg.↑ Up 1138% in the last 2 years (99 vs 8 prior 2 yrs)

Open violations

Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ31

Class B (hazardous)ⓘ49

Rent-impairingⓘ2

Open violation ages

▪ 30–90 days2% (2)

▪ 3–12 months41% (35)

▪ 1–3 years57% (49)

Housing Preservation & Development Complaints

Total complaints since 2006

463

22 per year avg.↑ Up 704% in the last 2 years (402 vs 50 prior 2 yrs)

Complaint Resolution

No access61%Violation issued10%No violation22%Phone resolved6%Other1%(463)

Urgency breakdown

Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrs All time

Water Supplyⓘ25 violations

Maintenanceⓘ23 violations

Heat And Hot Waterⓘ17 violations

Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ11 violations

Cleaningⓘ10 violations

Kitchen And Kitchenettesⓘ8 violations

Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ6 violations

Artificial Lightingⓘ5 violations

Top complaint groupsⓘ

5 yrs All time

Bldg maintenanceⓘ101 complaints

Water & plumbingⓘ78 complaints

Mold & pestsⓘ65 complaints

Heat / hot waterⓘ64 complaints

Electricalⓘ46 complaints

Safety & fireⓘ40 complaints

Appliancesⓘ31 complaints

Elevatorⓘ5 complaints

Adminⓘ4 complaints

Outdoor / structuralⓘ3 complaints

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Violation log

108 violations

All classes Class A Class B Class C Class IAll Open Closed

Class	Status	Apt

Building safety complaints, construction, permits, and structural issues filed with the NYC Dept. of Buildings, are scored separately.

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Class B	Open	2NDFLO	May 9, 2024	REPAIR OR REPLACE CO DETECTOR · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Class B	Open	2	May 9, 2024	ABATE THE NUISANCE OF MICE · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATIONHMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Class C	Closed	1	May 3, 2024	INADEQUATE HOT WATER · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Class B	Open	1	May 3, 2024	REPAIR OR REPLACE CO DETECTOR · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Class C	Closed	1	May 3, 2024	NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES§ 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Class C	Open	1	May 1, 2024	INADEQUATE HOT WATER · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Class C	Open	2	Apr 22, 2024	INADEQUATE HOT WATER · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Class I	Open	—	—	FILE A VALID REGISTRATION · ANNUAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER 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.