217 Howard Avenue
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- 1 open hazardous (Class C) violation
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (20 vs ~5)
- Built in 1983 (city records)
About this building
City records list 1983 as the year built — newer than 88% of the 881 buildings we cover in ZIP 11233. The building’s floor space is 2.8 times the size of its lot: 8,000 sq ft of building on a 2,900 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 28, 2026.
217 Howard Avenue
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- City records show 5 open HPD violations, 1 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 2019 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- We found no DHCR rent-stabilization unit count for this building. That is not the same as the building being market-rate — a registration can be on file with no unit figure, or not have been filed at all. Ask the landlord directly whether the unit is rent-stabilized, and request your own rent history from DHCR.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment.
- 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.
217 Howard Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11233. The closest subway is Ralph Av (C) (3-minute walk), served by the C, J, and Z lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: November 2019 · Most recent: September 2025. 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.
- 2025-08-26
- 2025-05-17
- 2025-05-17
- 2021-06-10
- 2019-11-11
- 2021-06-10
- Class C · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 3 open · penalty 15 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
- 2026-03-12 · Apt 1B · EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2026-02-20 · Apt 1B · EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2026-02-02 · Apt 1B · EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2023-03-03
- 2011-12-13 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2007-01-19
- 2003-03-19
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1983, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO THEFT: 296
- HARRASSMENT 2: 71
- PETIT LARCENY: 68
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 43
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 39
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 100
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 86
- Blocked Driveway: 63
- Illegal Parking: 50
- WATER LEAK: 44
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Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Optimum Cable Fiber Up to 8,000 Mbps down · 8,000 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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