Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

281 Quincy St

built 1931 · 5 stories · 25 apartments
Registered with the city: GATES CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CO., LLC · 4 other buildings here list it; GATES CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, LP · 7 other buildings here list it; GATES CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT LP · 8 other buildings here list it

Apartments named in these records

14 of this building’s 25 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
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Feb 2023, last expired Feb 2024
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 5 complaints, 2025–2026
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain Lgb - 7 WEIL MCLAIN LGB - 7), registration expired since Jun 2007

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Feb 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2007

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

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

Heat and hot water complaints

4 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · 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 · 30 complaints, 2024–2026 · 16 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jul
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 2E class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Plumbing, leaksApt 3B complaint
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 5C complaint
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 5C complaint
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 3B complaint
Show 48 more
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 5C complaint
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 5C complaint
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 5C complaint
2026 Jan
Plumbing, leaksApt 3B complaint
2026 Jan
PlumbingApt 4A complaint
2026 Jan
LeaksApt 5C complaint
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 3B complaint
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 5C complaint
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 5C complaint
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 5C complaint
2025 Oct
PlumbingApt 4D complaint
2025 Sep
LeaksApt 4A complaint
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 5B complaint
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 5B complaint
2025 Jun
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2025 May
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
LeaksApt 4B complaint
2025 May
LeaksApt 4B complaint
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
LeaksApt 4B complaint
2025 Mar
PlumbingApt 5D complaint
2025 Feb
LeaksApt 5C complaint
2025 Feb
LeaksApt 5C complaint
2025 Feb
LeaksApt 2A complaint
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2024 Nov
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2024 Oct
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2024 Sep
PlumbingApt 3D complaint
2024 Aug
LeaksApt 1C complaint
2024 Jul
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2024 Jun
PlumbingApt 3D complaint
2024 Jun
LeaksApt 4B complaint
2024 Feb
LeaksApt 2A complaint
2024 Jan
PlumbingApt 4B complaint
2024 Jan
LeaksApt 5C complaint
2024 Jan
LeaksApt 3A complaint
2024 Jan
LeaksApt 3D complaint
2007 May
Plumbing permit
1996 Oct
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 18 complaints, 2025–2026 · 9 in the past year

Electrical

Issues on record · 10 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 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 2026-10-20
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

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

376 open: 374 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (113), doors and windows (49), smoke or CO detectors (40), pests (39); 85 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2010 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 977 violations on record in all, 1999–2026 — the 444 most recent are listed here

2026 Jun
Doors and windows class B
2026 Jun
Other conditions class A
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2E class A
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2E class B
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 2E class B
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 2E class B
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 2E class B
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2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 2E class B
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 2E class B
2026 Jun
MoldApt 2E class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2E class B
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 2E class B
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 2E class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2E class B
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 2E class C
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 2E class B
2026 Jun
Fire safetyApt 2E class C
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2E class B
2026 Jun
MoldApt 4D class B
2026 Jun
MoldApt 4D class B
2026 Jun
PestsApt 4D class C
2026 Jun
PestsApt 4D class C
2026 Jun
MoldApt 4D class A · closed
2026 Jun
MoldApt 4D class A · closed
2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork
2026 Feb
Fire safety class A
2025 Oct
MoldApt 4D class A · closed
2025 Oct
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class C · closed
2025 Oct
MoldApt 5B class C · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class C · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed
2025 May
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Apr
MoldApt 4B class A · closed
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Mar
Lead-based paintApt 4D class C · closed
2025 Mar
Lead-based paintApt 4D class C · closed
and 327 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · 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

DOB violations

9 open: 6 about building conditions, 3 about filings or paperwork

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

23 general repairs, 23 paint or plaster, 21 leaks, 14 floors or stairs, 14 mold, 12 electrical, 11 doors or windows, 11 plumbing, 7 pests, 5 heat or hot water, 4 safety, 2 unsanitary conditions, 1 appliances, 1 outside the building

2026 Jul
General repairs, plumbingApt 2A
2026 Jun
General repairsApt 2E
2026 Jun
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 2E
2026 Jun
General repairs, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 3B
2026 May
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 4D
2026 Mar
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 5C
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 5C
2026 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 5C
Show 79 more
2026 Feb
Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbing, moldApt 3B
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4B
2026 Feb
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 5C
2026 Feb
Paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 5C
2026 Feb
Outside the buildingApt 5C
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, leaksApt 5C
2026 Jan
General repairs, unsanitary conditionsApt 3B
2026 Jan
Electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 3B
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt 4A
2026 Jan
LeaksApt 5C
2025 Dec
Mold, leaksApt 3B
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 5C
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water, safety, leaksApt 5C
2025 Dec
Electrical, leaksApt 5C
2025 Oct
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 4D
2025 Sep
LeaksApt 4A
2025 Sep
PestsApt 5B
2025 Sep
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Jul
General repairsApt 3E
2025 Jul
Paint or plasterApt 4B
2025 Jul
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 5B
2025 Jul
Mold, leaksApt 5B
2025 Jun
Doors or windows, electricalApt 4D
2025 Jun
Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 4D
2025 Jun
Electrical, general repairs, plumbingApt 2A
2025 Jun
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 1C
2025 May
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, leaksApt 4B
2025 May
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 4B
2025 May
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 1C
2025 Apr
General repairsApt 1C
2025 Apr
Floors or stairsApt 1C
2025 Mar
Floors or stairsApt 4B
2025 Mar
Mold, leaksApt 4B
2025 Mar
General repairs, plumbingApt 5D
2025 Mar
Doors or windows, general repairs, pestsApt 4D
2025 Mar
General repairsApt 3E
2025 Mar
Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairsApt 1C
2025 Feb
Electrical, paint or plaster, safety, mold, leaksApt 5C
2025 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 5C
2025 Feb
Electrical, paint or plaster, safety, mold, leaksApt 5C
2025 Feb
LeaksApt 2A
2025 Feb
ElectricalApt 2A
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 2A
2025 Feb
General repairsApt 2A
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 2A
2025 Feb
General repairsApt 2A
2025 Jan
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, safety, mold, pestsApt 4D
2024 Dec
Appliances, doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 2E
2024 Nov
General repairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 2A
2024 Oct
General repairsApt 2A
2024 Oct
Paint or plaster, plumbingApt 2A
2024 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3E
2024 Sep
Paint or plasterApt 5B
2024 Sep
Electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, safetyApt 3D
2024 Aug
LeaksApt 1C
2024 Jul
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, pestsApt 4D
2024 Jul
General repairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 2A
2024 Jul
MoldApt 3E
2024 Jun
Electrical, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 3D
2024 Jun
MoldApt 3E
2024 Jun
Electrical, paint or plasterApt 4B
2024 Jun
Paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 4B
2024 Jun
SafetyApt 2A
2024 May
Electrical, paint or plaster, pestsApt 3D
2024 Apr
General repairs, paint or plaster, pestsApt 2A
2024 Feb
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2A
2024 Feb
SafetyApt 2A
2024 Feb
Electrical, general repairs, paint or plaster, pests, leaksApt 2A
2024 Jan
ElectricalApt 4B
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4B
2024 Jan
MoldApt 4B
2024 Jan
Electrical, heat or hot water, plumbingApt 4B
2024 Jan
LeaksApt 5C
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3E
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3E
2024 Jan
Paint or plaster, safety, leaksApt 3A
2024 Jan
LeaksApt 3D
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

4 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · 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 Jul
General repairsApt 2A complaint
2026 Jun
Other conditions class A · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 2E class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
General repairsApt 2E complaint
2026 Jun
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 2E complaint
2026 Jun
General repairs, paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
Show 53 more
2026 May
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4D complaint
2026 Mar
Paint or plasterApt 5C complaint
2026 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 5C complaint
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 3B complaint
2026 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 5C complaint
2026 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 5C complaint
2026 Feb
Outside the buildingApt 5C complaint
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 5C complaint
2026 Jan
General repairsApt 3B complaint
2026 Jan
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2025 Dec
SafetyApt 5C complaint
2025 Oct
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairsApt 4D complaint
2025 Jul
General repairsApt 3E complaint
2025 Jul
Paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2025 Jul
Paint or plasterApt 5B complaint
2025 Jun
Doors or windowsApt 4D complaint
2025 Jun
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4D complaint
2025 Jun
General repairsApt 2A complaint
2025 Jun
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 1C complaint
2025 May
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2025 May
Paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2025 May
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 1C complaint
2025 Apr
General repairsApt 1C complaint
2025 Apr
Floors or stairsApt 1C complaint
2025 Mar
Floors or stairsApt 4B complaint
2025 Mar
General repairsApt 5D complaint
2025 Mar
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 4D complaint
2025 Mar
General repairsApt 3E complaint
2025 Mar
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 1C complaint
2025 Feb
Paint or plaster, safetyApt 5C complaint
2025 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 5C complaint
2025 Feb
Paint or plaster, safetyApt 5C complaint
2025 Feb
General repairsApt 2A complaint
2025 Feb
General repairsApt 2A complaint
2025 Jan
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, safetyApt 4D complaint
2024 Dec
Appliances, doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 2E complaint
2024 Nov
General repairs, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2024 Oct
General repairsApt 2A complaint
2024 Oct
Paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2024 Sep
Paint or plasterApt 5B complaint
2024 Sep
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, safetyApt 3D complaint
2024 Jul
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4D complaint
2024 Jul
General repairs, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2024 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 3D complaint
2024 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2024 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2024 Jun
SafetyApt 2A complaint
2024 May
Paint or plasterApt 3D complaint
2024 Apr
General repairs, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2024 Feb
SafetyApt 2A complaint
2024 Feb
General repairs, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2024 Jan
Paint or plaster, safetyApt 3A complaint
2023 Jan
Immediate Emergency DOB violation

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

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