159 South 2nd Street
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through March 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~86% of buildings in this ZIP (27 open)
- 14 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (city records: 1907) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 22 units registered
About this building
City records list 1907 as the year built — older than 92% of the 1,033 buildings we cover in ZIP 11211. The building’s floor space is 4.4 times the size of its lot: 16,313 sq ft of building on a 3,750 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 1, 2026.
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
159 South 2nd Street
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- City records show 27 open HPD violations, 14 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 1997 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 22 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Abate the nuisance consisting of key operated lock at door to fire escape window.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
159 South 2 Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Bedford Av (L) (7-minute walk), served by the J, L, M, and Z lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: July 1997 · Most recent: May 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-05-09
- 2026-02-05
- 2026-02-05
- 2023-05-23
- 2022-04-25
- 2021-11-16
- Class C · 14 open · penalty 210 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 11 open · penalty 55 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 2 open · penalty 2 · (1/ea)
- 2026-05-04 · Apt 10 · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-05-04 · Apt 10 · NON EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2026-01-31 · Apt 9 · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2018-04-06 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2017-02-22 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
3 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2006); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1907). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 59
- GRAND LARCENY: 58
- PETIT LARCENY: 58
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 43
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 32
- Illegal Parking: 355
- Noise - Residential: 220
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 99
- Graffiti: 87
- Noise - Commercial: 74
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- Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg
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- P.S. 084 Jose De Diego
- Harry Van Arsdale High School
- Brooklyn Preparatory High School
- Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Desi
- Bedford Av
- Marcy Av
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Williamsburg Art And Historical Center
- Grand Street Community Garden
- Southside United Housing Development Fund Corp
- East River Ensemble, Inc.
- Streb, Inc.
- I'm From Driftwood
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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