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Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · BIN 3413996 · Williamsburg · Last violation May 27, 2026 · Last complaint May 29, 2026

NeighborhoodWilliamsburg
Around average violations for the neighborhood
Fewer violations than 56% of buildings and more complaints than 77% of buildings in Williamsburg. 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: 73 violations · 479 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
32 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 hazardous32Class Bhazardous26
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2021
78
13 per year avg.↑ Up 3550% in the last 2 years (73 vs 2 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
66
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ32
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ26
Rent-impairingⓘ36
Open violation ages
▪ < 30 days3% (2)
▪ 30–90 days18% (12)
▪ 3–12 months41% (27)
▪ 1–3 years38% (25)
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2007
518
26 per year avg.↑ Up 1231% in the last 2 years (479 vs 36 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access16%Violation issued8%No violation13%Phone resolved62%Other1%(518)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ29 violations
Janitorial Servicesⓘ16 violations
Maintenanceⓘ11 violations
Egressⓘ8 violations
Posting/Signageⓘ5 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ2 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ2 violations
Paintingⓘ1 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ363 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ108 complaints
Adminⓘ18 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ11 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ9 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ1 complaints
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Complaint log

8 complaints · DOOR/WINDOW

All categoriesHEAT/HOT WATERGENERALPLUMBINGUNSANITARY CONDITIONDOOR/WINDOWAllOpenClosed
Type

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

Building Safety →
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
Prior 4 yr.
Immed. Emergency0%0%
Emergency66%82%
Non-Emergency34%18%
(299)
(216)
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Non-emergencyClosed10JSep 19, 2025DOOR/WINDOW · DOORHPD inspected this condition so the complaint has been closed. Violations were issued. The law provides the property owner time to correct the condition(s). Violation descriptions and the dates for the property owner to correct any violations are available at HPDONLINE. If the owner has not corrected the condition by the date provided, you may wish to bring a case in housing court seeking the correction of these conditions.To find out more about how to start a housing court case, visit HPD's webpage on Housing Court (https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/housing-court.page).
Non-emergencyClosed10JSep 16, 2025DOOR/WINDOW · DOORHPD attempted to conduct an inspection in response to this complaint, but was unable to complete the inspection. Please submit a new service request with 311 if the condition still exists. For more information on the reason why HPD was unable to inspect, contact HPD at the Tenant Information Messaging Service at 212-863-4951.
Non-emergencyClosed10JSep 13, 2025DOOR/WINDOW · DOORHPD attempted to conduct an inspection in response to this complaint, but was unable to complete the inspection. Please submit a new service request with 311 if the condition still exists. For more information on the reason why HPD was unable to inspect, contact HPD at the Tenant Information Messaging Service at 212-863-4951.
Non-emergencyClosed10JSep 12, 2025DOOR/WINDOW · DOORHPD attempted to conduct an inspection in response to this complaint, but was unable to complete the inspection. Please submit a new service request with 311 if the condition still exists. For more information on the reason why HPD was unable to inspect, contact HPD at the Tenant Information Messaging Service at 212-863-4951.
Non-emergencyClosed10JAug 26, 2025DOOR/WINDOW · DOORHPD conducted an inspection of this complaint. The conditions observed by the inspector did not violate the housing laws enforced by HPD. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergencyClosed10JAug 13, 2025DOOR/WINDOW · DOORHPD conducted an inspection of this complaint. The conditions observed by the inspector did not violate the housing laws enforced by HPD. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergencyClosed10JAug 11, 2025DOOR/WINDOW · DOORHPD conducted an inspection of this complaint. The conditions observed by the inspector did not violate the housing laws enforced by HPD. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergencyClosed10JAug 5, 2025DOOR/WINDOW · DOORHPD conducted an inspection of this complaint. The conditions observed by the inspector did not violate the housing laws enforced by HPD. The complaint has been closed.