256 Graham Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-02789-0001BIN 3069606

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
022 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 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 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 6 apartments.

2022 — 1 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Mixed residential / commercial

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 3LIssued 2018-04-235+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-04-235+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCK DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-28RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF WASHER AND DRYERS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-28

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. MAKE STATIONARY THE IRON LADDER LEADING TO SCUTTLE OPENING IN ROOF .. AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY

Status: Nov Certified On Time

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water9

Appliance1

Plumbing1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-08-24 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-05-26 · 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

923

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential350

Commercial231

Street/Sidewalk181

Unspecified119

Vehicle40

Park2

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

280

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony91

Misdemeanor113

Violation76

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 9 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2016-04-29

STOP ALL WORK, EXCEPT TO MAKE SITE SAFE CONTACT BORO. COMM. OFFICE 1 7 18 802-3677

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

256 GRAHAM LLC

Head officer

ALEX KAHEN

Managing agent

256 GRAHAM LLC

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

1115 WILLOUGHBY AVENUEBROOKLYN 155 GREENPOINT AVENUEBROOKLYN 165 GRAHAM AVENUEBROOKLYN 195 JOHNSON AVENUEBROOKLYN 238 WYCKOFF AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-08-14 · $1,775,000

Most recent mortgage2015-12-28 · $2,806,579.98

Mortgage2015-12-28$2,806,579.98

borrower 256 GRAHAM LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2014-08-14$1,775,000

DOBOSZ, PATRICIA A, E.A.S. MAUJER FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, DOBOSZ, DAVID → 256 GRAHAM LLC

Mortgage2014-08-14$1,300,000

borrower 256 GRAHAM LLC · lender MELROSE CREDIT UNION

Sale1995-03-01no recorded price

SPRICK, EARL V., SPRICK, AMELIA E. → E.A.S. MAUJER FAMILYLIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Sale1987-05-28no recorded price

DOBOSZ, DAVID, SPRICK, EARL V, SPRICK, AMELIA → DOBOSZ, PATRICIA A, SPRICK, EARL V, SPRICK AMELIA, DOBOSZ, DAVID

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