126 EAST 53 STREET, Brooklyn, NY, 11203 is a 31-unit rental building in East Flatbush, NYC. See every violation, 311 complaint, tenant review, and the LucidIQ score — before you sign a lease.
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Pros: Pre war apt so rooms are large, ceilings are high. Cons: Full of mice and roaches, horrible maintenance of building, building grounds and Apts. Every super they hire sucks, gets fed up because they only hire one…
Pros: Large apartments and rooms. Good water pressure (when there is water) Cons: Horrible money hungry management. Every super this building gets (3 different ones in 4 yrs) is Horrible & do not know how to do anything…
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Brooklyn · February 2026
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Potential savings: ~5% by timing your move to April.
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§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT RISER AT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT B6, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT RATS AT FRONT YARD
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B6, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 0 SQ FT AT WINDOW RECESS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT B6, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 0 SQ FT AT WINDOW RECESS
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE
HPD Class C Violation — 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EV
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT RISER AT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT B
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
PLUMBING — RADIATOR
WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
East Flatbush is one of Brooklyn's most Caribbean neighborhoods — Jamaican patty shops, Trinidadian roti spots, and Haitian bakeries line the avenues. It's residential, affordable, and deeply community-oriented, with the Kings County Hospital anchoring the area.