2817 Foster Avenue
A 4-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1931, in Brooklyn, NY 11210.
Addresses on the lot: 2813 to 2823 Foster Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
2817 Foster Avenue has 41 open HPD violations, 13 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 9 complaints to HPD in the past year, 7 about heat or hot water. It is registered to FOSTER BUIILDING, LLC. 19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2021.
Does 2817 Foster Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 41 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 | 13 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 18 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 10 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 9 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 7 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 2817 Foster Avenue?
2817 Foster Avenue is registered with HPD to FOSTER BUIILDING, 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 2023. HPD’s record has 5 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, 2% of residential buildings in 11210 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 2817 Foster Avenue rent stabilized?
19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2021, the same as in 2018. That’s 19 of the building’s 20 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
- 2818 Foster Avenue24 apartments, built 1931
- 2902 Foster Avenue38 apartments, built 1931
- 2913 Foster Avenue55 apartments, built 1931
- 486 East 28th Street22 apartments, built 2019
- 2720 Foster Avenue48 apartments, built 1931
- 2814 Newkirk Avenue39 apartments, built 1931
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 3-05215-0062.