280 Livonia Avenue
A 9-story building with 264 apartments, built in 1975, in Brooklyn, NY 11212.
Addresses on the lot: 266 to 288 Livonia Avenue, 345 to 365 Thatford Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
280 Livonia Avenue has 8 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 56 complaints to HPD in the past year, 35 about heat or hot water. It is registered to RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOC., LLC. 264 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 280 Livonia Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 8 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 | 4 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 4 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 13 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 56 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 35 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 280 Livonia Avenue?
280 Livonia Avenue is registered with HPD to RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOC., LLC. 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.
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 March 2025. HPD’s record has 8 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 14 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 11212 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 280 Livonia Avenue rent stabilized?
264 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 264 of the building’s 264 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 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 3-03590-0011.