Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

253 Havemeyer St

built 1963 · 21 stories · 121 apartments
Also known as 255 Havemeyer St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: RELIANT REALTY SERVICES, LLC · 14 other buildings here list it; WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION, LP · 17 other buildings here list it; WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION LP · 26 other buildings here list it

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Nov
Shed permit active now
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Sep
General construction permit
2026 Aug
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Aug 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Jul
LeaksApt 7A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jul
Latest accepted inspection Jul 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Jul
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Mar
Protection and mechanical methods permit
2026 Feb
Unsafe (cycle 9, filed Feb 2026)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2025 Dec
Supported scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Dec
Suspended scaffold permit
2025 Nov
Suspended scaffold permit
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2025 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 21D class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 21D class C
2025 Jun
Other conditionsApt 21D class C
2025 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 21D class B · closed
2025 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 21D class B · closed
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 21D class A · closed
2025 Jun
ElectricalApt 21D class B · closed
2025 Jun
ElectricalApt 21D class A · closed
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 21D class A · closed
2025 Jun
ElectricalApt 21D class B · closed
2025 Jun
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 21D
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 May
PlumbingApt 21A
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 11F
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 21C class C · closed
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 21A
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
2024 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 9E class A · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Jul
Fire safetyApt 9E class C · closed
2024 Jul
GasApt 9E class A · closed
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 9E class A · closed
2024 Jul
PlumbingApt 7B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jul
Paint or plasterApt 9E
2024 Jul
Doors or windowsApt 9E
2024 Jul
AppliancesApt 9E
2024 Jul
LeaksApt 9E
2024 Jul
Paint or plasterApt 9E
2024 Jul
MoldApt 9E
2024 Jul
Boiler burning natural gas (Aerco BMK-6000), registration current since Jul 2024
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2024 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 13C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Feb
Construction
DOB Violations
2024 Feb
Doors or windows, elevators, unsanitary conditions
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Feb
PlumbingApt 13C
2024 Jan
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 11F
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jan
Doors or windows, heat or hot waterApt 11F
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2022 Jan
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2021 Sep
Plumbing permit
2021 Apr
Latest boiler work permit 2021 (3 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2021 Apr
Boiler equipment permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1963
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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