1561 Pitkin Avenue
A 4-story building with 31 apartments, built in 1930, in Brooklyn, NY 11212.
Addresses on the lot: 38 to 40 Herzl Street, 1561 to 1565 Pitkin Avenue.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
1561 Pitkin Avenue has 75 open HPD violations, 19 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 15 complaints to HPD in the past year, 11 about heat or hot water. It is registered to SYM & BRS CORP. 14 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2022.
Does 1561 Pitkin Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 75 open violations as of November 5, 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 | 40 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 16 |
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, 20 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 15 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 11 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 1561 Pitkin Avenue?
1561 Pitkin Avenue is registered with HPD to SYM & BRS 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 5 older cases, the latest from 2018.
City marshals carried out no 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 1561 Pitkin Avenue rent stabilized?
14 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2022, up from 8 in 2018. That’s 14 of the building’s 31 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
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 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 3-03494-0028.