273 Lee Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-02264-0003BIN 3061409

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0115 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 8 apartments
027 of those issued in the last 3 years
035 open rent-impairing violation(s)
049 active DOB violation(s)
053 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

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 3), discharged 2010-03-15.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 8 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 8 apartments.

2018 — 8 units registered2023 — 8

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

1931

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

364

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-11-06

§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES PRIMARY MEANS OF EGRESS IN TOTAL DARKNESS TRIP HAZARD AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-11-02

§ 27-2005 HMC: IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE A FIRE GUARD AS DIRECTED BY THE NYC DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD) AND/OR THE NYC DEPT. OF BUILDINGS (DOB) TO PROTECT AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS OBSERVED BY HPD AND/OR DOB. FIRE HAZARDS OBSERVED BY HPD HAVE RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL HPD VIOLATION(S): FIRE GUARD REQUIRED FOR ENTIRE PREMISES DUE TO NO LIGHTING ALL STORIES PUBLIC HALL. V#.16361729 IN ORDER TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY AGAINST IMMINENT FIRE HAZARDS OBSERVED, A FIRE GUARD MUST BE PROVIDED FORTHWITH FOR CONTINUOUS 24 HOUR COVERAGE, NOTWITHSTANDING THE CORRECTION AND CERTIFICATION DATES SET FORTH ABOVE (THE CORRECTION AND CERTIFICATION DATES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE APPLICABLE FOR PURPOSES OF CIVIL PENALTIES THAT MAY BE ASSESSED PURSUANT TO NYC ADMINISTRATIVE CODE § 27-2115, BUT DO NOT REFLECT THE DATE BY WHICH A FIRE GUARD MUST BE PROVIDED). A FIRE GUARD MUST BE PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE EXIGENCY OF THE DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD CONDITIONS OBSERVED. THE VIOLATION REQUIRING A FIRE GUARD TO BE PROVIDED WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE FIRE HAZARDS RESULTING IN THE HPD VIOLATION(S) REFERENCED ABOVE AND/OR THE FIRE HAZARDS RESULTING IN RELATED DOB VIOLATION(S) HAVE BEEN DISMISSED.

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-11-02RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT ROTTED WOOD CEILING JOISTS AT 1ST STORY.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-11-02

§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE EXCESSIVE DEBRIS OBSTRUCTING SAFE LANDING OF DROP LADDER AT REAR YARD.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water14

Door/Window7

General3

Water Leak3

Electric2

Plumbing1

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

162

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential96

Street/Sidewalk35

Unspecified18

Vehicle7

Commercial3

Park1

House of Worship1

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

153

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony47

Misdemeanor82

Violation24

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-07-24

ON 7/18/24,DEPT.REC'D RPT FROM H+O ENG. REPORT STATES: REARWALL REMOVD LACKS REQUIRED WATERPROOFING; CELLAR ACCESS DENIED. NON-CONFORMING CON DITION MAKES STRUCTURE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. REMEDY: FAILURE TO COMP LY W. DOB # 071824CE30101J.INSTALL.WATERPROOFNG.PE TO ASSESS MONTHLY, WEEKLY RPTS'TIL TEMP WTRPRFNG+STAIRS,IN-PLACE,1ST REPORT DUE 7/29/24

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-07-18

ON 7/18/24,DEPT. REC'D RPT FROM H+O ENG. REPORT STATES:REARWALL REMOVD LACKS REQUIRED WATERPROOFING; CELLAR ACCESS DENIED. NON-CONFORMING CON DITION MAKES STRUCTURE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. REMEDY: INSTALL WATERPROOFING. PE TO ASSESS SITE MONTHLY, WEEKLY UNTIL TEMP WATERPROOFING +STAIRS IN PLACE.1ST RPTS DUE 7/22/24

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-06-07

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ORDER CONTAINED IN DOB VIO 041924CE30102JT, (CONTROL #376229) REMEDY: COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER. COMMENCE WORK UNDER PERMIT BY 7/1/24

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2017-10-23Apt 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 2023-11-29

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2019-09-24

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2017-11-08

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2016-05-10

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

273 LEE AVE LLC

Head officer

DAVID LANDAU

Managing agent

MOSHE DEUTSCH

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$52,500

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.

ConstructionClass 12026-02-05$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22026-02-05$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12025-07-22$6,250 due

ConstructionClass 12025-07-22$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2023-05-22 · $800,000

Most recent mortgage2025-07-24 · $700,000

Mortgage2025-07-24$700,000

borrower 273 LEE AVE LLC · lender GPS CAPITAL FUND LLC

Mortgage2024-07-30$1,500,000

borrower 273 LEE AVE LLC · lender MJ DOUBLETREES LLC

Sale2023-05-22$800,000

STEINMETZ, NAFTALI → 273 LEE AVE LLC

Mortgage2016-12-20$486,017.09

borrower NAFTALI STEINMETZ · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2010-12-16no recorded price

273 LEE REALTY, LLC → STEINMETZ, NAFTALI

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