1270 East 51st Street
A 6-story building with 156 apartments, built in 1966, in Brooklyn, NY 11234.
Addresses on the lot: 1258 to 1288 East 51st Street.
HPD records as of October 25, 2026
1270 East 51st Street has 282 open HPD violations, 61 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to KINGS VILLAGE CORP. 4 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2022.
Does 1270 East 51st Street have open violations?
Yes: 282 open violations as of October 25, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 61 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 158 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 63 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, 3 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1270 East 51st Street?
1270 East 51st Street is registered with HPD to KINGS VILLAGE CORP. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
3 other buildings are 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 2023. HPD’s record has 7 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 1% of residential buildings in 11234 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1270 East 51st Street rent stabilized?
4 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2022, the same as in 2018. That’s 4 of the building’s 156 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
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- 1190 East 53rd Street156 apartments, built 1966
- 1199 East 53rd Street156 apartments, built 1966
- 5221 Flatlands Avenue24 apartments, built 2006
- 1165 East 54th Street156 apartments, built 1966
- 1960 East 46th Street22 apartments, built 1931
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 25, 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 3-07776-0026.