Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

237 Ovington Ave

built 1931 · 5 stories · 73 apartments
Registered with the city: I. N. OVINGTON CORP; I N OVINGTON CORP

Apartments named in these records

23 of this building’s 73 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 5 complaints, 2025 · 2 in the past year
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 4 oil (Federal Fst-125 FEDERAL FST-125), registration cancelled since Apr 2023

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-23 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Feb 2022, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-22 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2022

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-23
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

3 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-23 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 12 complaints, 2024–2026 · 9 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 13 complaints, 2024–2026 · 7 in the past year

Electrical

4 complaints, 2024–2026 · 1 in the past year

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-23
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

Gas

Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-22
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 92 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

109 open: 107 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (27), pests (14), doors and windows (11), mold (10); 24 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 32 older records from 1989–2013 never closed. 25 further violations from 2026 were closed. 521 violations on record in all, 1989–2026 — the 308 most recent are listed here

2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt D52 class B
2026 Oct
LeaksApt D52 class B
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt C12A class B
2026 Sep
PestsApt A33 class C
2026 Sep
Fire safetyApt A33 class C · closed
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt A33 class B · closed
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt A33 class A · closed
2026 Sep
Fire safetyApt A33 class B · closed
Show 42 more
2026 Sep
PestsApt A31 class C
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt A31 class B · closed
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt A31 class B · closed
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt A31 class B · closed
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt A31 class C · closed
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt A31 class B · closed
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt A31 class B · closed
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt A31 class B · closed
2026 Sep
Heat or hot waterApt A31 class B · closed
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt A31 class B · closed
2026 Sep
Heat or hot waterApt A31 class B · closed
2026 Sep
Fire safetyApt A31 class C · closed
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt A31 class B · closed
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt A31 class A · closed
2026 Sep
LeaksApt A31 class B · closed
2026 Sep
PestsApt A33 class C
2026 Sep
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Sep
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt A33 class A · closed
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt A33 class B · closed
2026 Sep
Fire safetyApt A33 class C · closed
2026 Aug
Lead-based paintApt B41 class C
2026 Aug
Lead-based paintApt B41 class C
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt B41 class A
2026 Aug
Lead-based paintApt B41 class C
2026 Aug
PestsApt B41 class C
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt B41 class B
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt B41 class B
2026 Aug
PestsApt B41 class C
2026 Aug
MoldApt B41 class A
2026 Aug
MoldApt B41 class A
2026 Aug
MoldApt B41 class A
2026 Aug
MoldApt B41 class A
2026 Aug
MoldApt B41 class A
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt B41 class A
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt B41 class B · closed
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt B41 class B · closed
2026 Apr
MoldApt C22 class B
2026 Apr
PestsApt C22 class C
2025 Sep
Fire safety class B
2025 Feb
Fire safetyApt A53 class C
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt A53 class C
and 91 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-23 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

Resident complaints to the city

12 safety, 7 doors or windows, 7 paint or plaster, 6 leaks, 6 pests, 6 plumbing, 5 appliances, 5 general repairs, 5 heat or hot water, 5 mold, 4 electrical, 3 unsanitary conditions, 2 outside the building

2026 Sep
LeaksApt D41
2026 Aug
Doors or windows, pestsApt A33
2026 Aug
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt A31
2026 Aug
Appliances, doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plaster, mold, pests, leaksApt B41
2026 Aug
Appliances, paint or plaster, moldApt C44
2026 Jul
PestsApt A33
2026 Apr
SafetyApt D11
2026 Apr
Outside the buildingApt PH
Show 34 more
2026 Apr
Doors or windows, plumbingApt C34
2026 Apr
PlumbingApt C34
2026 Apr
SafetyApt C22
2026 Apr
Paint or plaster, safety, pestsApt D11
2026 Apr
PlumbingApt D11
2026 Apr
Doors or windows, electrical, plumbing, safety, pestsApt A33
2026 Apr
PlumbingApt A33
2026 Apr
Paint or plaster, safetyApt A41
2026 Apr
PlumbingApt A41
2026 Feb
General repairsApt A33
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt A33
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt B51
2025 Sep
General repairs, safety, unsanitary conditions
2025 Sep
General repairsApt D32
2025 Sep
General repairs, paint or plaster, pestsApt D32
2025 Aug
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Jul
Electrical, leaksApt B31
2025 May
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Safety, unsanitary conditions
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt A33
2025 Jan
Appliances, mold, leaksApt C44
2025 Jan
AppliancesApt 125
2025 Jan
Electrical
2024 Nov
Doors or windows, electrical, mold, leaksApt C24
2024 Oct
Appliances, heat or hot waterApt C44
2024 Oct
Electrical
2024 Oct
Appliances, paint or plasterApt C44
2024 Sep
Paint or plaster, leaksApt B313FL
2024 Aug
Appliances, plumbing, mold, leaksApt D125
2024 Jul
Appliances, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, mold, pests, leaksApt 12D
2024 May
General repairsApt D12
2024 Jan
Unsanitary conditions
2023 Oct
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbing, leaksApt D1212
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-23 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

3 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-22 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt A33 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt A31 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt A31 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Doors or windowsApt A33 complaint
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt B41 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt B41 class B · closed · HPD violation
Show 31 more
2026 Aug
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt A31 complaint
2026 Aug
Appliances, doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plasterApt B41 complaint
2026 Aug
Appliances, paint or plasterApt C44 complaint
2026 Apr
SafetyApt D11 complaint
2026 Apr
Outside the buildingApt PH complaint
2026 Apr
Doors or windowsApt C34 complaint
2026 Apr
SafetyApt C22 complaint
2026 Apr
Paint or plaster, safetyApt D11 complaint
2026 Apr
Doors or windows, safetyApt A33 complaint
2026 Apr
Paint or plaster, safetyApt A41 complaint
2026 Mar
EN-EGRDEA Energy Grade - LL33 DOB violation
2026 Feb
General repairsApt A33 complaint
2025 Sep
General repairs, safety complaint
2025 Sep
General repairsApt D32 complaint
2025 Sep
General repairs, paint or plasterApt D32 complaint
2025 Feb
Safety complaint
2025 Jan
AppliancesApt C44 complaint
2025 Jan
AppliancesApt 125 complaint
2024 Nov
Doors or windowsApt C24 complaint
2024 Oct
AppliancesApt C44 complaint
2024 Oct
Appliances, paint or plasterApt C44 complaint
2024 Sep
Paint or plasterApt B313FL complaint
2024 Aug
AppliancesApt D125 complaint
2024 Jul
Appliances, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 12D complaint
2024 Jun
Failure To Submit Eer DOB violation
2024 May
General repairsApt D12 complaint
2023 Oct
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairsApt D1212 complaint
2023 Apr
Failure To Submit Eer DOB violation
2022 Sep
Boiler equipment permit
2022 Aug
Failure To Submit Eer DOB violation
2007 Sep
Immediate Emergency never closed · DOB violation
  • Salesno recordNo recorded sale since 2016

Nothing on record

ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

24 datasets

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