141 Hull Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01533-0051BIN 3041685

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
0210 active DOB 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 DOB 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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 14), discharged 2021-11-23.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 6

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

478

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.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS APT.3L, 3STY.SOUTH 2APARTMENT. VACATE ORDER # 127873

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS # 4LF 4TH. STORY. SOUTH 2.VACATE # 132187.

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2RIssued 2021-11-225+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2LIssued 2021-07-205+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

208

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water32

Unsanitary Condition29

Water Leak27

Plumbing22

Paint/Plaster21

Electric20

Flooring/Stairs20

General19

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1953

Noise reports · last 12 mo

163

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1532

Street/Sidewalk243

Commercial71

Unspecified66

Vehicle40

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

353

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony106

Misdemeanor168

Violation79

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 7 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

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-08-05

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLAINT MANNER OBSERVED, SHARED (APPROX. 8FT TALL) RETAINING WALL IN REAR YARD BETWEEN ABOVE PREMISE AND 214 MAC DOUGAL STREET HAS A BROKEN 4FT FENCE ON TOP OF RETAINING WALL. LACK OF FALL PROTECTION TO RESIDENCE IN 141 HULL STREET IN DANGER OF FALLING ON TO 214 MAC DOUGAL STREET

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2021-03-17

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2016-12-28

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2022-07-25Apt 2R 2ND FLOORresidential

2022-06-27Apt 4Rresidential

2018-11-29Apt 3Rresidential

2017-05-23Apt 1Lresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2021-02-11

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2020-08-04

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2018-10-11

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2018-03-14

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

JEMAR IRA LLC

Head officer

CHINYERE AJAH

Managing agent

Chinyere Ajah

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "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.

UnknownClass 12020-12-16$800 penalty

ConstructionClass 12016-09-08$12,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 12016-07-07$12,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 12016-06-13$12,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2010-01-04 · $1

Most recent mortgage2009-11-11 · $296,704

Sale2010-01-04$1

AJAH, CHINYERE → JEMAR IRA LLC

Sale2009-11-11$670,000

AJAH, CHINYERE, OFODILE, ANTHONY → AJAH, CHINYERE

Mortgage2009-11-11$296,704

borrower AJAH, CHINYERE · lender NORTHFIELD BANK

Sale2009-02-03$1

OFODILE, ANTHONY → AJAH, CHINYERE, OFODILE, ANTHONY

Mortgage2002-08-29$280,000

borrower OFODILE, ANTHONY · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale