2353 Foster Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05224-0138BIN 3120778

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 10 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
033 active DOB violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years
051 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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 10 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 10 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2023 — 10

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

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-01-10

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE IN THE VESTIBULE ENTRANCE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2016-06-205+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS AT WEST SIDE OF BUILDING (SOUTH STACK) , 2nd STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2017-07-245+ YRS OLD

§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition2

Heat/Hot Water1

Paint/Plaster1

Water Leak1

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2024-01-17 · closed

Paint/PlasterWall2022-12-19 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionPests2022-12-19 · 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

899

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential379

Street/Sidewalk304

Commercial123

Unspecified63

Vehicle29

House of Worship1

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

345

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony114

Misdemeanor164

Violation67

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

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1993-01-04

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1992-04-06

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-12-12Apt 1Aresidential

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 2005-08-02

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ORIPS, LLC

Head officer

SPIRIDON KOURKOUMELIS

Managing agent

ORIPS LLC

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

1330 ROGERS AVENUEBROOKLYN 182 EAST 19 STREETBROOKLYN

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.

ConstructionHazardous1992-11-25$5,000 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionHazardous1991-05-30$1,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2002-08-28 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-06-30 · $14,589.16

Mortgage2021-06-30$14,589.16

borrower ORIPS LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2016-11-18$448,822.72

borrower ORIPS LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2013-08-30$102,555.88

borrower ORIPS LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2008-08-20$479,793.5

borrower ORIPS LLC · lender SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage2003-10-08$43,628.78

borrower ORIPS LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE 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.

City debt & tax-lien sale