291 ESSEX STREET is a mid-century 1930 building, 12 units in East New York, NYC. Owned by 291 ESSEX ST LLC. Public records show 56 open violations, 51 311 complaints, 3 active litigation matters on file. Tenant-impact history includes 4 evictions. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report.
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Brooklyn · February 2026
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§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET .. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WAISTLINE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
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The eastern stretch of East New York borders Queens and has a distinctly suburban feel — detached houses, quiet blocks, and a predominantly Caribbean and Latino community. The Gateway Center mall provides shopping, and the area is slowly attracting new development.
Eviction Executed — Apt 1 — Possession
Eviction Executed — Apt 1 — P
Eviction Executed — Apt 1 — Possession
Eviction Executed — Apt 1 — Possession
Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME