270 Clarkson Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05066-0039BIN 3116267

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0147 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
0226 of those issued in the last 3 years
039 open rent-impairing violation(s)
048 active DOB violation(s)
056 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 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 99 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 99 apartments.

2018 — 99 units registered2023 — 99

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

1962

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building4 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

163

Open now

1146

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 202Issued 2026-09-09RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET , IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 202, 1st STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 202Issued 2026-09-09

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 202, 1st STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 320Issued 2026-09-08

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 320, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 724Issued 2026-09-08

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 724, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

370

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition69

Heat/Hot Water64

Plumbing49

Paint/Plaster31

Water Leak29

Flooring/Stairs26

General25

Door/Window25

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

1952

Noise reports · last 12 mo

163

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential865

Commercial405

Street/Sidewalk315

Unspecified219

Vehicle148

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

392

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony98

Misdemeanor206

Violation88

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

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 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.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2023-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

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

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-09-09Apt 602residential

2025-10-31Apt 318residential

2025-05-16Apt 420residential

2025-04-28Apt 506residential

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 2023-04-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-03-14

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2023-03-03

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2022-04-18

Harassment case

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

B. CLARK ASSOC INC

Head officer

BARRY HERS

Managing agent

BARRY HERS

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

250 CLARKSON AVENUEBROOKLYN 279 KOSCIUSZKO STREETBROOKLYN 401 EAST 21 STREETBROOKLYN 446 3 AVENUEBROOKLYN

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 sale1996-05-30 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1986-08-07 · $1,650

Sale1996-05-30no recorded price

LM&M ASSOCIATES → B. CLARK ASSOCIATESINC

Mortgage1986-08-07$1,650

borrower MONROE, FREDERICK E · lender CENTRAL FED SAVS FSB

Mortgage1986-03-31$1,200,000

borrower LM & M ASSOCIATES · lender CHEMICAL BANK

Mortgage1984-10-02$1,378,093.75

borrower LM & M ASSOCIATES · lender EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURCE/S

Sale1984-09-14no recorded price

PILGRIM REALTY CORP → LM & M ASSOCIATES

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