242 East 28th Street
A 4-story building with 31 apartments, built in 1926, in Brooklyn, NY 11226.
Addresses on the lot: 242 to 248 East 28th Street.
HPD records as of November 6, 2026
242 East 28th Street has 116 open HPD violations, 47 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 19 complaints to HPD in the past year, 6 about heat or hot water. It is registered to VANWYCK PROPERTIES LLC. 31 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 242 East 28th Street have open violations?
Yes: 116 open violations as of November 6, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 47 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 52 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 17 |
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, 6 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 19 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 6, 2026, 6 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 242 East 28th Street?
242 East 28th Street is registered with HPD to VANWYCK PROPERTIES 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 October 2022. HPD’s record has 15 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 3 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 242 East 28th Street rent stabilized?
31 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 31 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
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 236 East 28th Street23 apartments, built 1926
- 2708 Cortelyou Road23 apartments, built 1925
- 2709 Clarendon Road23 apartments, built 1926
- 250 East 29th Street81 apartments, built 1964
- 1084 Rogers Avenue24 apartments, built 2017
- 2706 Beverley Road20 apartments, built 1915
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 3-05171-0032.