185 Erasmus Street
A 6-story building with 78 apartments, built in 1937, in Brooklyn, NY 11226.
Addresses on the lot: 171 to 185 Erasmus Street.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
185 Erasmus Street has 95 open HPD violations, 21 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 213 complaints to HPD in the past year, 159 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 5899 REALTY LLC. 79 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 185 Erasmus Street have open violations?
Yes: 95 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 | 21 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 61 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 13 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 47 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 213 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 159 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 185 Erasmus Street?
185 Erasmus Street is registered with HPD to 5899 REALTY LLC. 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 August 2026. HPD’s record has 46 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 4 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 12% of residential buildings in 11226 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 185 Erasmus Street rent stabilized?
79 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. 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
- 180 Erasmus Street27 apartments, built 1925
- 153 Erasmus Street22 apartments, built 2017
- 1487 Nostrand Avenue48 apartments, built 1940
- 150 Erasmus Street32 apartments, built 2022
- 2913 Snyder Avenue41 apartments, built 2022
- 136 Erasmus Street20 apartments, built 2015
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 3-05105-0043.