1087 Lenox Road, Brooklyn

Active Class C citations for pests and 57 open violations mark a building with heavy indoor maintenance friction.

This 110-unit pre-war rental building operates under HUD affordability covenants, keeping unit status regulated rather than market-driven. Operational maintenance is where the building shows its age, carrying 57 open housing-code violations. Three things to know:

Open citations highlight active pest infestations and missing window safety hardware. Housing inspectors issued Class C immediately hazardous citations in mid-2026 for active roach and mouse infestations in specific apartments, along with Class B citations for broken window sashes and missing window guards. The building currently carries 24 open Class C citations across its units.

Heat and hot water outages dominate the resident complaint history. Residents have logged 69 heat and hot water complaints, making heating reliability a central issue during winter. Winter heating outages frequently line up with broader plumbing and water supply complaints on the property.

Indoor air quality calls suggest possible riser or ventilation bleed. Four indoor air quality calls hit within three blocks over the last year, with the most recent filed August 31, 2026. In multi-unit pre-war layouts, air quality and odor issues usually point to riser or shaft travel between lower-level service spaces and private apartments.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 11 elevator complaints logged, including back-to-back outages reported in July 2026
• 77 blocked driveway calls within three blocks, mostly double-parking and blocked curbs
• 34 plumbing complaints on file, including repeated basin and water supply issues

1087 Lenox Road is a 110-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3046500052). This building is associated with Kings Court Housing LLC. Brix tracks 48 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1927, this elevator apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 911 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:

• Heat/hot Water: 223 complaints
• Plumbing: 150 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 137 complaints
• Paint/plaster: 99 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed September 25, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2017
• HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CLOSET ROD IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 605, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT W
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WASHBASIN AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 509, 5th STORY, 3rd APART

The building last changed hands on December 22, 2021 for $36,470,390.71, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 14/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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