240 Jefferson Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03174-0015BIN 3072307

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0122 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 6 apartments
024 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 open rent-impairing violation(s)
045 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 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — essentially all of the building's 6 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2019 — 6

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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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

107

Open now

154

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 2026-09-14

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE SECURTIY IN THE EVENT OF POWER FAILURE BY INSTALLING APPROVED TYPE HEAVY DUTY LATCH AND LOCK ASSEMBLY AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-14RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING MECHANISM AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2RIssued 2026-09-08

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2LIssued 2026-07-20

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Certified late

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition12

Paint/Plaster6

Heat/Hot Water5

Electric5

Door/Window3

Flooring/Stairs3

General2

Plumbing1

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

1644

Noise reports · last 12 mo

137

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk613

Residential475

Commercial431

Unspecified76

Vehicle49

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

328

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony110

Misdemeanor153

Violation65

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 2 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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-02-27Apt 2Rresidential

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 2019-10-17

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2019-09-23

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2018-04-25

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2018-04-25

Harassment case

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

GAYTHER MYERS

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

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 sale2015-07-28 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1982-08-06 · $10,800

Sale2015-07-28no recorded price

MYERS, CAROLE, MYERS, GAYTHER → GAYTHER MYERS, TRUSTEE, CAROLE MYERS, TRUSTEE, MYERS LIVING TRUST DATED 6/9/15

Sale1990-04-06no recorded price

MYERS, GAYTHER → MYERS, GAYTHER, MYERS, CAROLE

Sale1984-11-29no recorded price

CONIGLIO, JERRY → MYERS, GAYTHER

Sale1984-03-01no recorded price

JEFF-KNICK REALTY INC → CONIGLIO, JERRY

Mortgage1982-08-06$10,800

borrower JEFF-KNICK REALTY INC · lender ARTUSO, GRAZIOSO

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