Longtime family-owned Greenpoint rental facing administrative violations and neighborhood commercial spillover.
An eight-unit Greenpoint walk-up that has remained under Dabrowski family ownership since 1977. The building currently carries 14 open housing-code violations, driven by missing annual registrations and lobby safety postings. Three things to know:
Administrative paperwork lapses drive the building's code record. Fourteen open housing violations sit against the property, led by a Class C violation for missing designated heating system key contacts, repeated notices for unfiled annual registrations, and missing lobby postings. They reflect a persistent administrative gap rather than tenant-reported structural defects.
Nearby food service and air quality calls point to potential exhaust drift. Within three blocks, neighbors logged five food establishment complaints and three indoor air quality reports over the past year. Restaurant venting and air quality calls in the surrounding area can signal odor or exhaust drift through lower-floor windows and air shafts.
Overnight commercial parking and curb friction concentrate nearby. Surrounding streets logged 115 illegal parking reports over the last 12 months, split evenly between sign violations and overnight commercial vehicle parking, along with 18 blocked sidewalks. Commercial vehicles and delivery trucks dominate curb activity in the three blocks around the building.
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15 Newel Street is a 8-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3026830026). This building is associated with Dabrowski, Victor. Brix tracks 14 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1928, 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 heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed November 15, 2022.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on March 22, 1993, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 41/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 3R at 15 Newel Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 2R at 15 Newel Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 1L at 15 Newel Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
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