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1611 Foster Avenue

A 4-story building with 26 apartments, built in 1931, in Brooklyn, NY 11230.

HPD records as of November 6, 2026

3open HPD violationsnone hazardous
2complaints to HPD, past year2 about heat or hot water
19rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 years2 older

1611 Foster Avenue has 3 open HPD violations. Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 1611 FOSTER AVE CORP. 19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 1611 Foster Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 3 open violations as of November 6, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most0
B, hazardous30 days0
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days3

No class C violation is open. 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments have one. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 6, 2026, 2 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.

Who owns 1611 Foster Avenue?

1611 Foster Avenue is registered with HPD to 1611 FOSTER AVE CORP. 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.

Housing court and evictions

None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2006.

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 1611 Foster Avenue rent stabilized?

19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 19 of the building’s 26 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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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 3-05237-0036.