1287 Greene Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03287-0039BIN 3075082

Concern level3 of 4

High

019 open rent-impairing violation(s)
021 active DOB violation(s)
0335 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

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building18 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

109

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 housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition12

Paint/Plaster3

Door/Window2

Water Leak2

Safety1

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

885

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential400

Street/Sidewalk355

Unspecified58

Commercial44

Vehicle25

Park3

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

661

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony214

Misdemeanor385

Violation62

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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-01-08

BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDER PERMIT #B01159807-I1 ON 10/22/25. INTENT TO REVOKE APPROVAL AND PERMIT. CONTACT BOROUGH COMMISSIONER OFFICE AT (718) 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

CHET CORP

Head officer

DEODAT LOWTAN

Managing agent

CHET CORP

18 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

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 sale2003-11-25 · $216,000

Most recent mortgage2003-11-25 · $200,025

Sale2003-11-25$216,000

GARY VILLANUEVA, ESQ. → CHET CORP.

Mortgage2003-11-25$200,025

borrower CHET CORP · lender GINSBERG, NORMAN L

Mortgage2002-02-17$351,000

borrower MAK, RATHA · lender HOMESIDE LENDING INC

Mortgage1999-05-26$247,550

borrower INGERSOLL TENANTS ASSOCIATION INC · lender RYANS EXPRESS EQUITIES CORP

Sale1999-02-16no recorded price

AROMAX REALTY & TRADING CORP → DGS REALTY CORP

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 2025 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 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

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