1490 Pitkin Avenue
A 3-story building with 162 apartments, built in 1982, in Brooklyn, NY 11212.
Addresses on the lot: 35 to 45 Grafton Street, 75 Grafton Street, 18 to 78 Legion Street, 105 Sutter Avenue.
HPD records as of October 30, 2026
1490 Pitkin Avenue has 305 open HPD violations, 60 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 84 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to BROWNSVILLE ASSOCIATES.
Does 1490 Pitkin Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 305 open violations as of October 30, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 60 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 176 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 69 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 5 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 84 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 30, 2026, 5 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 1490 Pitkin Avenue?
1490 Pitkin Avenue is registered with HPD to BROWNSVILLE ASSOCIATES. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people 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 August 2026. HPD’s record has 12 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 10 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 11212 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1490 Pitkin Avenue rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 623 Howard Avenue23 apartments, built 1930
- 625 Grafton Street30 apartments, built 1989
- 625 Howard Avenue24 apartments, built 1920
- 641 Howard Avenue23 apartments, built 1920
- 663 Howard Avenue76 apartments, built 1983
- 619 Howard Avenue48 apartments, built 1990
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 30, 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 3-03513-0001.