1256 East 13th Street
A 6-story building with 59 apartments, built in 1931, in Brooklyn, NY 11230.
Addresses on the lot: 1252 to 1264 East 13th Street.
HPD records as of November 6, 2026
1256 East 13th Street has 8 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 65 complaints to HPD in the past year, 27 about heat or hot water. It is registered to RUMAL REALTY CO INC. 58 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1256 East 13th Street have open violations?
Yes: 8 open violations as of November 6, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 4 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 4 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 12 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 65 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 6, 2026, 27 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1256 East 13th Street?
1256 East 13th Street is registered with HPD to RUMAL REALTY CO INC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
1 other building is registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in September 2026. HPD’s record has 4 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 2% of residential buildings in 11230 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1256 East 13th Street rent stabilized?
58 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 58 of the building’s 59 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 1249 East 13th Street71 apartments, built 1931
- 1215 Avenue M62 apartments, built 1965
- 1280 East 12th Street60 apartments, built 1938
- 1263 East 14th Street302 apartments, built 2017
- 1122 Chestnut Avenue57 apartments, built 2017
- 1402 Avenue M34 apartments, built 1940
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 6, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-06732-0028.