332 Van Buren Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01615-0040BIN 3043782Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 2 apartments
021 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

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1899

Built

Floors

Residential units

Two-family house

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building4 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 2008-06-034 violations5+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING OF SOUTH WEST ROOM. 1ST STY EAST APT.
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 2 ROOM FROM REAR 1ST STY EAST APT.

2 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN & BATHROOM 1ST STORY APT.
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING OF PRIVATE HALL -1ST STY EAST APT.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-0319 violations5+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE BALUSTRADE 1ST TO 2ND STORY STAIRS PUBLIC HALL.
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS LOWER SASH REAR ROOM 1 STORY APT.

17 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE REAR ROOM, 1ST STORY APT.
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR HOLDING KITCHEN WALL BEHIND THE KITCHEN SINK. 1ST STORY APT.
§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES THROUGHOUT 1ST STORY APT.
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING BATHROOM 1ST STORY APT.
§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES 2ND STORY APARTMENT THROUGH OUT
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SCUTTLE COVER ROOF
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING FRONT ROOM & BATHROOM 1ST STORY APARTMENT.
§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES 1ST STORY APARTMENT.
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS LOWER SASH SOUTH WEST ROOM 1ST STORY APARTMENT
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING BATHROOM 1ST STORY APARTMENT
§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES, 1ST STORY APARTMENT.
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR KITCHEN, 1ST STORY APARTMENT.
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR KITCHEN & REAR ROOM, 2ND STORY APARTMENT.
§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES, 2ND STORY APARTMENT.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2NDFLIssued 2007-07-022 violations5+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2NDFLIssued 2006-07-032 violations5+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WATER DAMAGED SHEETROCK CEILING IN THE 1st LIVING ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WATER DAMAGED SHEETROCK CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water3

Appliance2

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-01-27 · closed

ApplianceElectric/Gas Range2023-01-26 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-01-26 · 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

406

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential245

Street/Sidewalk54

Unspecified50

Commercial26

Park19

Vehicle12

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

188

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony61

Misdemeanor88

Violation39

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 annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

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

No OATH/ECB violations on record for this building.

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

CLARKSON HOOD

Managing agent

ROSALIND HOOD

4 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

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2001-08-29 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2003-10-21 · $260,000

Mortgage2003-10-21$260,000

borrower HOOD, CLARKSON · lender MERS

Mortgage2001-09-28$90,000

borrower HOOD, CLARKSON · lender JOHNSON, JAMES

Sale2001-08-29no recorded price

JOHNSON, JAMES → HOOD, CLARKSON

Mortgage1990-01-25$13,000

borrower JOHNSON, JAMES · lender ROIG, EDWARD M

Sale1990-01-09no recorded price

ROIG, EDWARD M → JOHNSON, JAMES

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