277 Washington Avenue
A 6-story building with 66 apartments, built in 1925, in Brooklyn, NY 11205.
Addresses on the lot: 277 to 281 Washington Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
277 Washington Avenue has 141 open HPD violations, 7 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Francine Towers Owners Corp. 7 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 277 Washington Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 141 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 | 7 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 77 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 57 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 1 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 277 Washington Avenue?
277 Washington Avenue is registered with HPD to Francine Towers Owners Corp. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
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 1 older case, the latest from 2005.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 3% of residential buildings in 11205 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 277 Washington Avenue rent stabilized?
7 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 8 in 2018. That’s 7 of the building’s 66 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
- 295 Washington Avenue72 apartments, built 1925
- 253 Washington Avenue29 apartments, built 1928
- 266 Washington Avenue114 apartments, built 1928
- 260 Washington Avenue27 apartments, built 1916
- 309 Washington Avenue35 apartments, built 1891
- 249 Ryerson Street45 apartments, built 1905
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 3-01918-0013.