239 South 1 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-02395-0029BIN 3251742

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
045 active DOB violation(s)
054 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 15 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 25 apartments.

2018 — 15 units registered2023 — 15

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1915

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building6 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.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3DIssued 2025-11-17RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3EIssued 2011-04-275+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING PAD LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-10-205+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT CELLAR

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2005-09-155+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING CEILING AT CELLAR THROUGHT.

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

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water11

Appliance2

Door/Window2

Plumbing2

Electric1

General1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-11-14 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-10-28 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-01-19 · 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1860

Noise reports · last 12 mo

155

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk644

Residential566

Commercial463

Vehicle107

Unspecified79

House of Worship1

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

223

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony102

Misdemeanor88

Violation33

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 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 OPTIONAL2007-05-22

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2005-01-31

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 2006-02-07

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2005-05-25

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

240 MULBERRY LLC

Head officer

JOEL RADMIN

Managing agent

ECR REALTY CO

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

173 PARK AVENUEBROOKLYN 5517 5 AVENUEBROOKLYN 643 2 AVENUEMANHATTAN 645 2 AVENUEMANHATTAN 68 WEST 120 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$3,780

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.

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 22026-07-30$655 due

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 22025-07-03$3,125 due

DEFAULTConstructionHazardous2004-08-19$2,500 penalty

Local LawNon-Hazardous2000-04-11$400 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2004-04-28 · $2,002,986

Most recent mortgage2015-12-22 · $2,605,160.29

Mortgage2015-12-22$2,605,160.29

borrower 239 SOUTH FIRST LLC, 240 MULBERRY L.L.C. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2012-07-24$119,869.07

borrower 239 SOUTH FIRST LLC, 240 MULBERRY L.L.C. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2006-05-10$351,035.56

borrower 240 MULBERRY L.L.C., 239 SOUTH FIRST LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

Sale2004-04-28$2,002,986

239-243 SOUTH 1ST ST. REALTY CORP. → 239 SOUTH FIRST LLC, 240 MULBERRY L.L.C.

Mortgage2004-04-28$1,200,000

borrower 239 SOUTH FIRST LLC, 240 MULBERRY L.L.C. · lender CENTRAL FUINDING COMPANY 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