2902 Cortelyou Road

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05173-0058BIN 3119238

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0116 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
0214 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 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 49 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 50 apartments.

2018 — 49 units registered2023 — 49

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1926

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

1205

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 2026-07-24

§ 27-2005, 2044 HMC:PROVIDE APPROVED ONE-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATED SELF-CLOSING DOOR AT ALL OPENINGS TO PUBLIC HALL, OTHER THAN APARTMENT MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR MISSING WALL PARTITION, WITH DOOR AND TRANSOM ABOVE AT SOUTH WALL, BUILDING 'S VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt C3Issued 2026-07-24

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT C3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''EAST''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt A10Issued 2026-01-05

§ 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 HINGES AT APARTMENT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT A10, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''WEST'', 1st FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt B5Issued 2026-01-05

§ 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 HINGES AT APARTMENT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT B5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''EAST'', 1st FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

560

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water141

Plumbing80

Unsanitary Condition79

Paint/Plaster63

Flooring/Stairs50

Water Leak38

Electric35

Door/Window27

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

726

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential454

Street/Sidewalk176

Unspecified40

Commercial36

Vehicle16

House of Worship3

Helicopter1

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

315

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony86

Misdemeanor137

Violation92

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

2024–20253 infested · 3 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20233 infested · 3 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 NONE2021-04-29

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-05-13Apt A11residential

2025-12-12Apt B3residential

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 2025-11-24

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-04-18

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-08-09

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2022-11-28

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2902 CORTELYOU ROAD LLC

Head officer

MIKE SPERA

Managing agent

2902 CORTELYOU ROAD LLC

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

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-09-29 · $6,898,271.18

Most recent mortgage2022-05-18 · $3,073,786.77

Mortgage2022-05-18$3,073,786.77

borrower AVENUE D 3613 LLC, EAST 37 256 LLC, CORTELYOU 2902 LLC, EAST 34 414 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2018-03-27$1,806,002.96

borrower EAST 37 256 LLC, EAST 34 414 LLC, AVENUE D 3613 LLC, CORTELYOU 2902 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2014-09-29$6,898,271.18

BSP CORTELYOU LLC → CORTELYOU 2902 LLC

Mortgage2014-09-29$4,337,500

borrower EAST 34 414 LLC, EAST 37 256 LLC, AVENUE D 3613 LLC, CORTELYOU 2902 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2013-07-24$4,500,000

2902 REALTY LLC → BSP CORTELYOU LLC

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