253 Powers Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~60% of buildings in this ZIP (6 open)
- Fewer HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (0 vs ~2)
- Built before 1939 (1920) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
253 Powers Street
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- City records show 6 open HPD violations 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 2009 — 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: Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed….
253 Powers Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Grand St (L) (2-minute walk), served by the L line.
Building Condition
- 2012-12-06 "SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORD…"
- 2002-10-10 "SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY"
- 2002-10-10 "SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER CEILING AT…"
- 2002-10-10 "SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BALUSTER AT BALUSTRADE 2ND TO 3RD STORY PUBLIC HALL STAIRS"
- 2002-10-10 "SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT…"
- Class B · 4 open · penalty 20 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 2 open · penalty 2 · (1/ea)
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2023-06-20 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1920. 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. 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: 36
- PETIT LARCENY: 34
- GRAND LARCENY: 24
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 20
- BURGLARY: 13
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 79
- Illegal Parking: 63
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 61
- Noise - Residential: 60
- Street Condition: 24
- DAY & NIGHT DELI GROCERY CORP I
- T & A GOURMET DELI CORP
- T & A GOURMET DELI CORP
- P.S. 196 Ten Eyck
- P.S. 132 The Conselyea School
- P.S. 018 Edward Bush
- J.H.S. 049 William J. Gaynor
- M.S. 582
- Lyons Community School
- PROGRESS High School for Professional Careers
- East Williamsburg Scholars Academy
- The High School for Enterprise, Business and Techn
- Grand St
- Graham Av
- Montrose Av
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- East Williamsburg Scholars Academy
- Martinez Playground
- Lyons Community School
- The Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology
- Cooper Park
- International Studio And Curatorial Program
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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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