249 East 37th Street
A 6-story building with 53 apartments, built in 1931, in Brooklyn, NY 11203.
Addresses on the lot: 249 to 259 East 37th Street.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
249 East 37th Street has 161 open HPD violations, 100 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 270 complaints to HPD in the past year, 198 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 249 EAST 37TH PROPERTIES LLC. 53 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 249 East 37th Street have open violations?
Yes: 161 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 | 100 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 37 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 24 |
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, 291 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 270 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 198 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 249 East 37th Street?
249 East 37th Street is registered with HPD to 249 EAST 37TH 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 November 2025. HPD’s record has 10 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 4% of residential buildings in 11203 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 249 East 37th Street rent stabilized?
53 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 53 of the building’s 53 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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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 3-04891-0001.