279 ALBANY AVENUE is a prewar 1913 building, 10 units in Crown Heights, NYC. Owned by 279 ALBANY AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU ND CORPORA. Public records show 50 open violations, 27 311 complaints, 2 active litigation matters on file.
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(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT UPPER SASH WINDOW, 1ST FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 6, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT UPPER SASH WINDOW AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 6, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 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 VESTIBULE DOOR , 1st STORY
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Crown Heights west of Nostrand Avenue is one of Brooklyn's most dynamic neighborhoods — the massive West Indian Day Parade on Eastern Parkway, the Brooklyn Museum and Botanic Garden on its northern edge, and a Hasidic Jewish community alongside Caribbean newcomers.
HPD Class A Violation — (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR
Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT UPPER SASH WINDOW AT SOUTH WALL IN T
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE IN