Low-volume Clinton Hill walk-up where early 2025 renovation complaints meet surrounding air quality signals.
Eight-unit Clinton Hill walk-up built in 1905 with no open housing-code violations. The building's file carries few complaints overall, but early 2025 brought a sudden cluster of unpermitted work calls alongside broader air quality reports within three blocks. Three things to know:
A early 2025 cluster of unpermitted work calls points to recent renovation disruption. Three calls for work without a permit in an occupied building landed between December 2024 and February 2025, alongside reports for asbestos and construction dust. All filings are closed, but the concentrated timing points to a heavy interior gut or tenant-turnover project.
Surrounding indoor air quality filings suggest potential vent or riser bleed on the block. Six indoor air quality calls have been logged within three blocks over the last year. In older walk-ups, air quality complaints often point to ductwork or riser bleed from shared shafts or nearby ground-floor commercial spaces.
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290 Willoughby Avenue is a 8-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3019250030). This building is associated with Heskel Jacobs. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1905, 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 6 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:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed November 1, 2024.
The building last changed hands on July 2, 1998, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 90/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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