41 Whipple Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-02273-0026BIN 3387559

Concern level3 of 4

High

019 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 apartments
029 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 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 51 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 52 apartments.

2018 — 51 units registered2023 — 51

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1995

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator 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

252

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 2IIssued 2026-08-06

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2I, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18272349 ISSUED 03-OCT-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-20

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE AT NORTH FIRE DOOR TO REAR YARD AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-14RENT-IMPAIRING

567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT THROUGHOUT AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3GIssued 2026-05-13

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES APPROXIMATELY 2 SQ FT/CUT HAZARD. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3G, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water30

Unsanitary Condition18

Plumbing9

Paint/Plaster7

General5

Water Leak4

Electric4

Flooring/Stairs4

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

384

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential146

Street/Sidewalk87

Unspecified84

Commercial32

Park19

Vehicle13

House of Worship3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

524

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony151

Misdemeanor300

Violation73

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 5 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 · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2015-01-15

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2019-02-15

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-02-14

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2014-11-17

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2014-10-21

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

55 WHIPPLE STREET LP

Head officer

MARTIN NEEDELMAN

Managing agent

LOS SURES MANAGEMENT CO

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

399 SOUTH 4 STREETBROOKLYN 407 SOUTH 5 STREETBROOKLYN

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1996-12-23 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2018-10-15 · $4,248,280

Mortgage2018-10-15$4,248,280

borrower 55 WHIPPLE STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA · lender LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION

Mortgage1997-02-26$6,800,000

borrower 55 WHIPPLE STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP · lender NYC HPD

Mortgage1997-02-24$6,290,750

borrower THROOP AVENUE TURNKEY DEVELOPMENT CORP · lender THE NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

Sale1996-12-23no recorded price

THROOP AVENUE TURNKEY DEVELOPMENT CORP → 55 WHIPPLE STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP, 55 WHIPPLE STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Mortgage1995-03-10$6,290,750

borrower THROOP AVENUE TURNKEY DEVELOPMENT CORP · lender NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

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