1407 New York Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-04981-0001BIN 3327546Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

0193 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
0266 of those issued in the last 3 years
037 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
0538 evictions executed in the last 3 years

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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 16), discharged 2023-05-19.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 417 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 420 apartments.

2018 — 420 units registered2023 — 417

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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The building

1950

Built

Floors

420

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

This building and the landlord's others

This building6 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

490

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. This tax lot has 10 buildings; these counts are for this building only.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5DIssued 2026-09-292 violations

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5DIssued 2026-09-172 violations

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4CIssued 2026-03-31

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt .4BIssued 2025-03-17

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT .4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

2060

All time

419

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition410

Heat/Hot Water325

Paint/Plaster282

Plumbing248

Door/Window210

Water Leak142

Appliance137

Flooring/Stairs91

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

1264

Noise reports · last 12 mo

105

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1119

Street/Sidewalk112

Vehicle17

Unspecified15

Commercial1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

459

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony143

Misdemeanor187

Violation129

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

Re-infestation reported

2024–20251 infested · 0 eradicated

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

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.

ACTIVE · LL1081-LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL1997-01-13

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-09-22Apt 5Gresidential

2026-09-02Apt 2Eresidential

2026-02-20Apt 1Gresidential

2026-01-09Apt 1Cresidential

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: repair & harassment cases

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 2026-06-02

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-05-01

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2026-03-17

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2026-02-03

Tenant action

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

RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDING LLC

Head officer

ARNICE STEWARD

Managing agent

ARNICE STEWARD

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

1350 NEW YORK AVENUEBROOKLYN 1351 NEW YORK AVENUEBROOKLYN 1402 BROOKLYN AVENUEBROOKLYN 1402 NEW YORK AVENUEBROOKLYN 1405 BROOKLYN AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2023-06-29 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-05-08 · $83,000,000

Sale2023-06-29no recorded price

RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC E → FLATBUSH GARDENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC E

Mortgage2020-05-08$83,000,000

borrower RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC B, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC C, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC D, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC E, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC G, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC F, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC A · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2018-02-21$283,336.96

borrower RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC D, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC E, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC B, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC A, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC F, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC C, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC G · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-10-31$20,000,000

borrower RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC A, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC C, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC D, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC F, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC G, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC B, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC E · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2012-09-24$30,325,674.42

borrower RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC E, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC B, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC A, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC G, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC C, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC D, RENAISSANCE EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC F · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

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.