601 Metropolitan Avenue
A 5-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1910, in Brooklyn, NY 11211.
Addresses on the lot: 601 to 603 Metropolitan Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
601 Metropolitan Avenue has 6 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 20 complaints to HPD in the past year, 7 about heat or hot water. It is registered to LORMET HDFC. 20 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 601 Metropolitan Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 6 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 | 2 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 4 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
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, 22 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 20 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 601 Metropolitan Avenue?
601 Metropolitan Avenue is registered with HPD to LORMET HDFC. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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 January 2025. HPD’s record has 4 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 11211 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 601 Metropolitan Avenue rent stabilized?
20 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2019. That’s 20 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
- 607 Metropolitan Avenue20 apartments, built 1910
- 595 Metropolitan Avenue24 apartments, built 1920
- 609 Metropolitan Avenue65 apartments, built 1920
- 623 Metropolitan Avenue22 apartments, built 1920
- 573 Metropolitan Avenue29 apartments, built 1920
- 605 Lorimer Street49 apartments, built 2023
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 3-02757-0034.