291 Central Avenue
A 3-story building with 48 apartments, built in 1983, in Brooklyn, NY 11221.
Addresses on the lot: 277 to 291 Central Avenue, 1240 Greene Avenue, 1270 to 1280 Greene Avenue, 262 to 270 Wilson Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
291 Central Avenue has 5 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the past year, 4 about heat or hot water. It is registered to HOPE GARDEN LLC.
Does 291 Central Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 5 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 | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 3 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
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, 5 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 4 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 291 Central Avenue?
291 Central Avenue is registered with HPD to HOPE GARDEN LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
38 other buildings are 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 December 2023. HPD’s record has 1 case here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 5% of residential buildings in 11221 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 291 Central Avenue rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 269 Central Avenue72 apartments, built 1982
- 150 Bleecker Street26 apartments, built 2020
- 251 Central Avenue48 apartments, built 1982
- 297 Wilson Avenue96 apartments, built 1996
- 333 Central Avenue306 apartments, built 1962
- 159 Himrod Street60 apartments, built 2007
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 3-03297-0001.