287 South 1 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-02396-0024BIN 3062847Plain-text version

Concern level1 of 4

Low

013 open HPD 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

Likely rent-stabilized

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

This building and the landlord's others

This building33 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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2026-08-123 violations

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT ROOM ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

1 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT CLOSET DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Electric3

Safety2

Heat/Hot Water2

Water Leak1

Paint/Plaster1

Door/Window1

Unsanitary Condition1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-24 · open

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-19 · closed

ElectricNo Lighting2024-05-09 · 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

1703

Noise reports · last 12 mo

142

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk633

Residential529

Commercial354

Vehicle96

Unspecified89

Park1

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

194

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony79

Misdemeanor81

Violation34

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.

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

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.

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

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

GROWER HDFC

Head officer

STEPHEN KRAUS

Managing agent

ASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP

33 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 sale2023-07-25 · $9,486,634.82

Most recent mortgage2023-07-25 · $26,088,121

Sale2023-07-25$9,486,634.82

STEPHEN R. KRAUS, AS TRUSTEE, TRUST AGREEMENT MADE BY 236-1 DEVELOPMENT → GROWER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION, AS, DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES (BUFF) L.P.

Mortgage2023-07-25$26,088,121

borrower DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES (BUFF) L.P., GROWER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC

Mortgage2023-07-25$8,100,938.64

borrower DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES (BUFF) L.P., GROWER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC

Mortgage2023-07-25$1,410,940.36

borrower DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES (BUFF) L.P., GROWER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC

Sale1982-01-28no recorded price

236-1 DVLPT ASSN (BUFF) → KRAUS, HERMAN I. TR, 236-1 DVLPT ASSN TRFOR

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

Flagged for the 2021 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2021

Most recent

90-day noticeincl. property tax2021-09-13

10-day noticeincl. property tax2019-07-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2019-06-19

60-day noticeincl. property tax2019-05-20

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale