897 EMPIRE BOULEVARD is a mid-century 1931 building, 6 floors, 59 units in Crown Heights, NYC. Owned by 897-903 EMPIRE BLVD HDFC. Public records show 194 open violations, 1,080 311 complaints, 6 active litigation matters on file. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report.
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§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT B10, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT OBSERVED AT WALLS AT SOUTH CLOSET IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT B10, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
(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.
§ 27-2045(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 DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B10, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B10, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
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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 — § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT OBSERVED AT WALL
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM E
PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
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