139 Jefferson Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01827-0081BIN 3051887

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0417 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

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

2018 — 6 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 building

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.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4LIssued 2026-09-08

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 8Issued 2017-08-025+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS 4TH STY W APT 8 KITCHEN & BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4LIssued 2026-09-08

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4LIssued 2026-09-08

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water1

Paint/Plaster1

Unsanitary Condition1

Water Leak1

Unsanitary ConditionMold2026-07-20 · closed

Paint/PlasterCeiling2026-07-20 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-07-27 · 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

842

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential563

Street/Sidewalk180

Unspecified69

Commercial23

Vehicle4

Helicopter2

House of Worship1

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

248

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony88

Misdemeanor123

Violation37

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

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

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

RABI SHIMON REALTY LLC

Head officer

SIMON ZIEGEL

Managing agent

YON KOWITZ

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

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.

BoilersClass 22017-07-24$500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2006-06-06 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-03-25 · $791,131.08

Mortgage2022-03-25$791,131.08

borrower RABI SHIMON REALTY LLC, S&M IRREVOCABLE TRUST, ZIEGELHEIM, AS TRUSTEE, SIMON · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-04-24$861,052.84

borrower FRIEDMAN, TRUSTEE, MAYTE, THE S&M IRREVOCABLE TRUST, RABI SHIMON REALTY LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2006-10-05$180,432.34

borrower RABI SHIMON REALTY LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

Mortgage2006-10-05$621,500

borrower RABI SHIMON REALTY LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

Sale2006-06-06no recorded price

FRENKEL, ABRAHAM → RABI SHIMON REALTY LLC

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