420 Westminster Road
Composite verdict
This 116-year-old, 3-unit walk-up at 420 Westminster Road has a serious HPD violation profile: 27 open violations across a building with only 3 units — that's 9 violations per unit on average — including 7 Class C (immediately hazardous) and 8 Class B (hazardous) violations, and the landlord's response rate is rated slow. The area's top 311 complaint type is Heat/Hot Water with 564 calls, which aligns with the building's violation pattern and warrants direct scrutiny. On the positive side, the crime score is 86 (A-) with only 6 nearby incidents, no bedbug infestations on record in the past 3 years, and no open lead violations — but the building's condition issues are significant enough that they should be the primary focus before signing anything.
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
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(311 complaints)
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- There are 27 open HPD violations in a 3-unit building — 7 of them Class C (immediately hazardous) and 8 Class B (hazardous). Can you provide a full list of what each violation is, and what the remediation timeline is for the Class C items specifically?
- HPD rates your landlord response as 'slow' — what is the typical turnaround time when tenants submit maintenance requests, and can you provide contact references from current or former tenants?
- Heat/Hot Water is the single largest 311 complaint category in this area with 564 calls in the past year — has this building had heating or hot water outages, and what is the heating system and its maintenance history given the building was constructed in 1910?
- The noise data shows an F grade with 176 noise complaints in the past 12 months, dominated by 98 commercial noise complaints — what commercial activity is generating that noise, and at what hours is it typically audible inside the units?
- The building is not registered as rent-stabilized. Can you confirm the legal regulated rent for this unit, and provide documentation of the current rent registration status with DHCR?
- The most recent HPD violation is a Class A for failure to file the annual bedbug report — while the building shows no infestation history, this filing failure suggests incomplete compliance. Has the annual bedbug report now been filed, and can you show documentation?
- Inspect the heating system and hot water infrastructure directly — given the building's 1910 construction, 564 area Heat/Hot Water complaints, and the open HPD violations, look for visible signs of boiler age, pipe condition, and any posted violation notices in the basement or utility areas.
- Walk the common areas, stairwells, and exterior of this 2.75-floor walk-up carefully for signs of deferred maintenance consistent with 27 open violations — look for peeling paint, water stains, damaged plaster, faulty lighting, and the condition of windows and entry doors.
- At the showing, identify the source of the commercial noise that dominates the 311 complaint record (98 commercial noise complaints) — note proximity to any bars, restaurants, or commercial loading areas, and visit at the time of day or evening when you would typically be home.
420 Westminster Road sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11218. The closest subway is Cortelyou Rd (Q) (5-minute walk), served by the B and Q lines. Within an 800-meter walk you'll find 23 restaurants, 14 cafes, 17 groceries, and 3 pharmacies — a walkable-errands grade of A. Nearby public schools include P.S. 139 Alexine A. Fenty (grades Pre-K to 5), a 4-minute walk. Noise activity over the past 12 months is very high noise activity — 176 noise complaints filed via 311, mostly commercial noise. NYPD CompStat data places this precinct at a 86/100 safety score.
- Class C · 7 open · penalty 105 · (15/ea)
- Class I · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 8 open · penalty 40 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 11 open · penalty 11 · (1/ea)
- LANDMARK CONSTRUCTION USA CORP.
- ALAM, MOHAMMED F
- MIRZA, MUHAMMAD T
- P.S. 139 Alexine A. Fenty
- P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School
- Cortelyou Rd (Q)
- Newkirk Plaza (B,Q)
- Beverley Rd (Q)
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