188 Marcy Avenue
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- Built in 1963
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
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(311 complaints)
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188 Marcy Avenue
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- City records show 1 open HPD violation 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 2025 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling….
188 Marcy Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Marcy Av (M,J,Z) (1-minute walk), served by the G, J, M, and Z lines.
Building Condition
- 2025-12-29 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BAT…"
- Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
- 2026-05-11 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-04-01 · Apt 10D · EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2026-02-16 · Apt APT14A · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2025-12-08
- 2025-07-03
- 2025-06-18
- 2025-06-18
- 2025-05-21
- 2017-01-03 "VIO ISSUED TO NYCHA ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
- 2016-08-23
- 2013-12-31 "FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 7C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2013"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1963. For buildings built between 1960 and 1978, Local Law 1 applies where the owner knows lead-based paint is present — there is no automatic pre-1960 presumption. Lead paint in residential use was federally banned in 1978.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 225
- HARRASSMENT 2: 93
- GRAND LARCENY: 64
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 40
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 39
- Illegal Parking: 277
- Traffic Signal Condition: 60
- Dirty Condition: 56
- Noise - Residential: 38
- Blocked Driveway: 29
- 293 BROADWAY DELI & GROCERY CORP.
- ROSENFELD, JUDA & ROSENFIELD, NISEL
- ZUNA 10 CORP.
- P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly
- P.S. 019 Roberto Clemente
- Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
- Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School
- J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells
- Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg
- Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School
- El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice
- J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells
- Marcy Av
- Hewes St
- Broadway
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Keap Fourth Community Garden
- El Puente Academy For Peace And Justice
- Williamsburg Art And Historical Center
- Strawberry Playground
- Southside United Housing Development Fund Corp
- Juan Morel Campos Secondary School
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 Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 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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