Roof safety concerns and recurring ceiling leaks marked the building's recent history, while commercial exhaust and night-life sound fill the surrounding blocks.
An eight-unit Bushwick walk-up built in 1931 that carries four open housing-code citations alongside unresolved leak reports. Three things to know:
Four open housing-code violations, led by an uncorrected Class C on the roof. The building carries four open housing-code citations. The most severe is a Class C open violation from late 2022 for a missing or defective self-closing roof bulkhead door at the top of the public stairs. The remaining three are open Class B items in unit 2B covering broken plaster, missing carbon monoxide detectors, and smoke detectors.
A clear pattern of ceiling leaks and plaster damage over recent winters. Tenants have logged complaints with active ceiling leaks, peeling plaster, and mold. Calls hit in December 2024, March 2025, and April 2025, specifically pointing to heavy water flow damaging bedroom ceilings inside the apartments.
Heavy street sound and commercial food venting on the surrounding blocks. Within three blocks, residents logged 217 residential noise calls (mostly party music) and 207 street-noise calls over the last year. Ground-floor dining operations also generated 11 food establishment complaints in the surrounding three blocks, pointing to potential kitchen exhaust and odor drift near adjacent residential lines.
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173 Starr Street is a 8-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3031870038). This building is associated with Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Brix tracks 3 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.
Tenants have filed 26 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about water leak.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed April 2, 2025.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on June 17, 2013 for $365,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 52/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 2B at 173 Starr Street has 3 open violations.
Unit 8 at 173 Starr Street has no violations, last sold in 2013 for $365K.
Unit 4B at 173 Starr Street has no open violations (12 past violations).
Unit 4L at 173 Starr Street has no open violations (9 past violations).
Unit 3L at 173 Starr Street has no open violations (13 past violations).
Unit 3R at 173 Starr Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 2L at 173 Starr Street has no open violations (22 past violations).
Unit 1R at 173 Starr Street has no open violations (35 past violations).
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