Small Williamsburg walk-up where annual administrative filings are regularly missed while neighborhood food odors drift nearby.
A four-unit 1931 brick walk-up in Williamsburg, held by the Friedlander family since a $150,000 transfer in 2004. Eight open violations are on file, driven by missed administrative filings rather than tenant-reported defects. Three things to know:
Food establishment calls suggest neighborhood exhaust and odor drift. Five food establishment calls were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, pointing to kitchen venting and odor drift in the immediate area. Because smell and exhaust issues travel through risers and air shafts, unit proximity to ground-floor food space matters before signing.
Annual property registration has been skipped four years running. Housing notices show four consecutive years of failing to file a valid annual property registration statement from 2022 through 2025. This recurring administrative omission limits legal recourse for the building until brought current.
Surrounding blocks face persistent trash pickup delays. Within three blocks, 50 missed collection complaints were filed over the last year, primarily for bulky items, trash, and rigid plastic recycling. While the property itself carries no direct sanitation citations, neighborhood curb collection regularly lags.
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191 Penn Street is a 4-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3022120050). This building is associated with Shimshon Friedlouder. Brix tracks 8 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1931, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on December 16, 2004 for $150,000, according to recorded deeds.
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