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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

9 complaints · UNSANITARY CONDITION

All categoriesHEAT/HOT WATERGENERALPLUMBINGUNSANITARY CONDITIONDOOR/WINDOWAllOpenClosed

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

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Prior 4 yr.
Immed. Emergency0%0%
Emergency66%82%
Non-Emergency34%18%
(299)
(216)
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Non-emergencyClosed9AFeb 17, 2025UNSANITARY CONDITION · GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGEHPD 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-emergencyClosed11HFeb 17, 2025UNSANITARY CONDITION · GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGEHPD 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-emergencyClosed11GFeb 13, 2025UNSANITARY CONDITION · GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGEHPD 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-emergencyClosed10Feb 10, 2025UNSANITARY CONDITION · PESTSHPD 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-emergencyClosed9EFeb 7, 2025UNSANITARY CONDITION · GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGEHPD 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-emergencyClosedBLDGFeb 7, 2025UNSANITARY CONDITION · GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGEHPD 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-emergencyClosed12THFLFeb 7, 2025UNSANITARY CONDITION · GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGEHPD 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-emergencyClosed11GFeb 7, 2025UNSANITARY CONDITION · GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGEHPD 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.
EmergencyClosed12CJul 18, 2024UNSANITARY CONDITION · MOLDThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.