126 Lee Avenue
A 5-story building with 32 apartments, built in 1915, in Brooklyn, NY 11211.
Addresses on the lot: 169 Hewes Street, 126 to 128 Lee Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
126 Lee Avenue has 93 open HPD violations, 19 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 33 complaints to HPD in the past year, 8 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Kolnid Realty Corp. 28 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 126 Lee Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 93 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 19 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 64 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 10 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 3 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 33 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 8 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 126 Lee Avenue?
126 Lee Avenue is registered with HPD to Kolnid Realty Corp. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
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 November 2022. HPD’s record has 2 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, 4% of residential buildings in 11211 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 126 Lee Avenue rent stabilized?
28 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 28 of the building’s 32 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
- 175 Hewes Street20 apartments, built 1914
- 168 Hooper Street27 apartments, built 1917
- 163 Hewes Street33 apartments, built 1915
- 178 Hooper Street35 apartments, built 1915
- 145 Hooper Street35 apartments, built 1928
- 186 Hooper Street31 apartments, built 1918
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 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 3-02205-0032.