437 EAST 53 STREET is a mid-century 1930 building, 2 units in East Flatbush, NYC. Owned by OZRO BLAKE AS TRUSTEE. Public records show 72 open violations, 38 311 complaints, 2 active litigation matters on file.
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§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST NORTH WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WASTE LINE UNDER WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
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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.
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST NORTH WALLS
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT ALL WALLS AND CEI
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM E
FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING, EAST, WE
HPD Class B Violation — HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND WEST