961 Washington Avenue

A 4-story building with 39 apartments, built in 1925, in Brooklyn, NY 11225.

HPD records as of November 5, 2026

128open HPD violations35 immediately hazardous

122complaints to HPD, past year46 about heat or hot water

Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023

April 2026latest housing court case13 cases on record, all years

961 Washington Avenue has 128 open HPD violations, 35 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 122 complaints to HPD in the past year, 46 about heat or hot water. It is registered to THE CROWN @ 961 CONDOMINIUM.

Does 961 Washington Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 128 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	35
B, hazardous	30 days	69
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	24

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, 3 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 122 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 46 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 961 Washington Avenue?

961 Washington Avenue is registered with HPD to THE CROWN @ 961 CONDOMINIUM. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.

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 April 2026. HPD’s record has 13 cases 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, 7% of residential buildings in 11225 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 961 Washington 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

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 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 3-01192-7502.