189 Atlantic Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00276-0007BIN 3002767Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
025 open rent-impairing violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 16 stabilized units with New York State for 2021 — essentially all of the building's 16 apartments.

2020 — 16 units registered2021 — 16

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1899

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-033 violations5+ YRS OLD

D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUB HALL.
D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE DOOR 5 STY NORTH APT 5B.

1 more from the same inspection

D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE DOOR 2 STY NORTH APT 2B.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 1988-01-265+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT EAST WALL 3 STY SOUTHEAST APT 3C CENTER ROOM SABAH 852 1332.

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2017-03-075+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2040 ADM CODE 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 A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS OF INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED. (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT)

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-0324 violations5+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLE BOXES & TABLES ALL STYS PUB HALL.
D26-10.01 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE SHOE TO DROP LADDER FRONT.

22 more from the same inspection

D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE REAR YARD.
D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WINDOW AT STAIR BULKHEAD SEALED WITH METAL.
SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF REFRIGERATOR WITH LOCKING DEVICE INTACT 4 STY PUBLIC HALL.
D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 5 STY NORTH APT 5B.
D26-20.08 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE 4 STY NORTH APT 4B ALI.
D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH ROOM CEILING 4 STY NORTH APT 4B.
SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 4 STY NORTHWEST APT 4B.
SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 3 STY NORTHWEST APT 3B.
D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2A.
D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE OVEN DOOR GAS RANGE 2 STY NORTH APT 2B KITCHEN.
D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE MAILBOXES 1 STY PUBLIC HALL VESTIBULE.
SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 3 STY NORTHEAST APT 3C.
D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ANTENNA WIRES ROOF THRU OUT.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition2

Door/Window1

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2026-04-03 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionMold2025-06-09 · closed

Door/WindowWindow Frame2024-12-02 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

339

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified170

Residential76

Street/Sidewalk38

Commercial25

Vehicle23

House of Worship4

Helicopter3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

332

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony68

Misdemeanor236

Violation28

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

RAC Realty LLC

Head officer

Christine Whelan

Managing agent

RAC Realty LLC

1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

187 ATLANTIC AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2000-06-13 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1977-11-04 · no recorded price

Sale2000-06-13no recorded price

C R & R COMPANY LLC → RAC REALTY LLC

Sale1977-11-04no recorded price

AYOUB RAYMOND A → SAHADI ROBERT, SAHADI AUDREY, SAHADI RICHARD, SAHADI CHARLES

Mortgage1977-11-04no recorded price

borrower SAHADI CHARLES, SAHADI ROBERT, SAHADI AUDREY, SAHADI RICHARD · lender AYOUB RAYMOND A

Mortgage1967-06-12no recorded price

borrower AYOUB RAYMOND A · lender SOUTH BROOKLYN SAVINGS BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale