856 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn

Crown Heights walk-up with two open cosmetic violations, flanked by busy Nostrand Avenue block activity and localized indoor air complaints.

An 11-unit Crown Heights building constructed in 1911, managed directly by its head officer Maurice James. The building carries a minor open violation record while sitting along an active stretch of Nostrand Avenue. Three things to know:

Two open Class A violations cite unresolved paint and plaster work. The building carries two open Class A violations from April 2025 for peeling paint and defective plaster in units 3B and 2B. While Class A signifies non-hazardous conditions, these open entries mark unresolved cosmetic maintenance in those specific residential lines.

Indoor air quality calls logged within three blocks point to potential vent bleed. Four indoor air quality complaints were logged within three blocks over the past year, most recently on August 25, 2026. In mixed-use corridors with ground-floor commercial space, air quality calls often stem from retail exhaust or riser bleed between floors.

Street-level party noise concentrates within three blocks along Nostrand Avenue. 147 street-noise calls were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, driven by loud music and parties (136 calls). The building itself does not generate these calls, but street activity concentrates along the primary commercial frontage.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 120 illegal parking complaints logged within three blocks over the last year, primarily double-parking and blocked hydrants
• 76 rodent complaints filed across the surrounding three-block radius over the trailing 12 months
• 99 residential noise calls recorded within three blocks, mostly loud parties (64 calls) and banging (26 calls)

856 Nostrand Avenue is a 11-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3012750043). This building is associated with 856 Nostrand Ave. Brix tracks 2 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1911, 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 2 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

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

• Heat/hot Water: 2 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed December 2, 2021.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3B, 2nd STORY, 2nd
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd S

The building last changed hands on May 22, 2026, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 79/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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