281 Stuyvesant 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
- More open HPD violations than ~80% of buildings in this ZIP (24 open)
- 3 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (city records: 1897) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
About this building
City records list 1897 as the year built — the oldest of the 1,204 buildings we cover in ZIP 11221, and the oldest of the 12 buildings we cover on this block. Inside the Bedford Stuyvesant / Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District. The building’s floor space is 3 times the size of its lot: 6,000 sq ft of building on a 2,000 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 28, 2026.
281 Stuyvesant Avenue
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- City records show 24 open HPD violations, 3 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 2008 — 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: Abate the nuisance consisting of double cylinder key operated lock entrance 4 sty east apt….
- 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.
281 Stuyvesant Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11221. The closest subway is Utica Av (A,C) (8-minute walk), served by the A and C lines.
Building Condition
Issued June 2008. 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.
- 1988-01-10 "§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 4 STY EAST APT 4B COBHAM. , SECTION '' ''"
- 1988-01-10
- 1988-01-10
- 1987-10-21
- 1987-10-21 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING DOOR KNOB VESTIBULE 1 STY."
- Class C · 3 open · penalty 45 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 17 open · penalty 85 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 4 open · penalty 4 · (1/ea)
- 2019-08-20
- 2019-04-05 "VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST"
- 2018-01-26 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
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 1897. 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
- PETIT LARCENY: 45
- HARRASSMENT 2: 40
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 30
- FELONY ASSAULT: 24
- GRAND LARCENY: 22
- Noise - Residential: 73
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 51
- Illegal Parking: 44
- Dirty Condition: 34
- Blocked Driveway: 33
- 324 STUYVESANT AVENUE
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- P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary Schoo
- Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School
- P.S. 308 Clara Cardwell
- Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School
- M.S. 267 Math, Science & Technology
- M.S. 143 Performing & Fine Arts
- Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School
- Boys and Girls High School
- Utica Av
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Ember Charter School For Mindful Education, Innovation And Transformation
- Bailey's Cafe
- Halsey Garden
- Macon Library
- Decatur Playground
- M.s. 035 Stephen Decatur
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 980 Mbps down · 880 Mbps up
- Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 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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