63 Himrod Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03265-0070BIN 3074410

Concern level3 of 4

High

018 active DOB violation(s)
024 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 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

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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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

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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 1LIssued 2008-06-055+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE MARBLE SADDLE DOOR 1 STY WEST APT 1L BATHROOM. LOCATED AT APT 1L

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 1999-06-015+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 200 WATTS MINIMUM REQUIRED

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-055+ YRS OLD

SECTION 62 M/D LAW REARRANGE TELEVISION AND/OR RADIO ANTENNA TO BE AT LEAST 10 FEET ABOVE ROOF AND NOT ATTACHED TO ANY FIRE ESCAPE OR SOIL OR VENT LINE REAR.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 1LIssued 2008-06-055+ YRS OLD

SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION DROP CEILING INSTALLED 1 STY WEST APT 1L 2 ROOM FROM FRONT. LOCATED AT APT 1L

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Door/Window2

General2

Flooring/Stairs1

Plumbing1

GeneralBell/Buzzer/Intercom2022-04-26 · closed

Door/WindowDoor2022-04-26 · closed

GeneralMailbox2022-04-26 · 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

539

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential271

Street/Sidewalk132

Vehicle89

Unspecified43

Commercial4

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

200

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony58

Misdemeanor120

Violation22

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 6 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 REQUIRED2015-10-01

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2008-01-03

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2022-08-10Apt 3-Rresidential

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

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

JAN SIMKO

Head officer

JAN SIMKO

Managing agent

Jan Simko

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

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 sale1981-03-04 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2025-01-28 · $1,088,126.3

Mortgage2025-01-28$1,088,126.3

borrower SIMKO, JAN · lender SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Mortgage2017-12-18$413,387.84

borrower SIMKO, JAN · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-04-15$518,130.97

borrower SIMKO, JAN · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2006-01-25$460,000

borrower SIMKO, JAN · lender SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Sale1981-03-04no recorded price

RODRIGUEZ FERMINA → SAMAYOA ANGELA

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