247 13th Street, Brooklyn

A South Slope walk-up under major institutional management that is still carrying some lingering operational friction.

Built in 1914, this 25-unit walk-up sits on 13th Street near the South Slope border. A&E Real Estate acquired the property in May 2025, marking the latest transition for a building that has passed through multiple hands since late 2024. Here is what you need to know about the current setup:

A dozen open violations are still active on the building's record. The building is currently carrying 12 open violations. These represent unresolved older maintenance issues that came along with the recent ownership handoffs—including a massive $224M portfolio transfer in December 2024 and A&E's subsequent purchase in May 2025. Institutional owners usually resolve these to protect their financing, but these legacy items remain open.

Plumbing lines flared up in the spring. The building saw two heavy-flow water leak reports filed back-to-back in March 2026. While both complaints are now marked resolved, plumbing line integrity is always worth verifying in a brick building that is over a century old.

Thirteenth Street is a heavy bike-lane conflict zone. The three-block corridor logged 319 illegal-parking complaints over the last year, dominated by 168 blocked bike lane reports and 55 sign violations. If your unit faces 13th Street, expect the daily hum of delivery trucks, double-parked vehicles, and honking.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 29 corridor encampment calls over the last year, last seen June 2026
• Chemical vapors and odors triggered a residential air quality complaint in May 2025, now closed
• 79 corridor residential noise complaints over the last year, mostly loud music and parties on the block
• The immediate block has some South Slope street activity, but the building itself maintains a low-key daily footprint.

247 13th Street is a 25-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3010280054). This building is associated with 243-249 13th Street Investor, LLC. Brix tracks 14 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1914, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 27 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about water leak.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Water Leak: 8 complaints
• Heat/hot Water: 6 complaints
• Appliance: 4 complaints
• Electric: 3 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 5, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER TOP AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 10, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SO
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD CABINET UNDER WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 10, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM
• §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA
• § 27-2017

The building last changed hands on May 5, 2025, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (48/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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