984 Greene Avenue
A 4-story building with 32 apartments, built in 1931, in Brooklyn, NY 11221.
Addresses on the lot: 982 to 984 Greene Avenue, 988 Greene Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
984 Greene Avenue has 852 open HPD violations, 228 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 246 complaints to HPD in the past year, 121 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 984-988 GREENE AVE HDFC. 32 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 984 Greene Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 852 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 | 228 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 493 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 131 |
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, 14 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 246 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 121 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 984 Greene Avenue?
984 Greene Avenue is registered with HPD to 984-988 GREENE AVE HDFC. 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 March 2026. HPD’s record has 22 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
The building is in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, which takes on the city’s worst-maintained buildings.
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 984 Greene Avenue rent stabilized?
32 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2019. That’s 32 of the building’s 32 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
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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 3-01622-0034.