223 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn

A newer Brooklyn rental dealing with a complex financial history and a few outstanding repairs.

Built in 2019, this seven-unit building in Ocean Hill has bounced through multiple financial transitions and lender-related shifts since its development, leaving a trail of active maintenance tickets on file. Three things to know:

Seven open housing-code violations currently need attention. This batch of active tickets stems from tenant files in June 2026, pointing to a broken intercom system, damaged kitchen cabinets, and window frame problems. While none of these are structural emergencies, they show that standard maintenance works are currently lagging.

Indoor air quality complaints have raised flags on the surrounding blocks. Neighbors within three blocks filed five air-quality complaints over the last year, with the most recent logged on June 22, 2026. These typically track back to utility lines, chemical vapors, or restaurant exhaust bleeding into residential spaces.

The building shifted hands through a series of complex financial assignments. Following a $3,525,000 transaction in August 2021, the building's financial path shifted again in January 2024 through an asset transfer to a recovery fund. Ownership transitions like this can often complicate simple tasks like getting a super to answer repair requests.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 134 unsanitary condition calls within three blocks last year, including 66 pest and 39 mold complaints.
• 81 blocked driveway complaints within three blocks last year, showing tight curb access.
• 109 illegal parking complaints on the surrounding blocks, with blocked hydrants and sidewalks leading the list.
• Street-level activity is high, with block-level parking conflicts and building maintenance frequently overlapping.

223 Howard Avenue is a 7-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3015190005). This building is associated with 1s Reo Opportunity 1, LLC. Brix tracks 17 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 2019, 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 29 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about general.

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

• General: 10 complaints
• Door/window: 8 complaints
• Electric: 6 complaints
• Water Leak: 2 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed August 11, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PEN
• § 27-2005 HMC: IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE A FIRE GUARD AS DIRECTED BY THE NYC DEPT
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AT 1ST AND 2ND WINDOW AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STOR
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASEBOARD AT LOWER CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NOR

The building last changed hands on August 31, 2026 for $900,000, according to recorded deeds.

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