What the record shows

Christopher Bramwell holds 79 buildings with a current record and 2,528 open violations between them. The weight is not even: 1705 Andrews Avenue South accounts for 29% of it, while 12 of the 79 have nothing open at all. Tenant complaints run the same way — 3,305 in the last 12 months, 22% of them from 1705 Andrews Avenue South alone.

Where the buildings are 67 of the 79 buildings with a current record — 85% — are in Brooklyn, with the rest spread across three other boroughs. Manhattan accounts for 6; Bronx accounts for 5.

How the violations are distributed Open violations are not spread evenly across these buildings. 1705 Andrews Avenue South alone carries 729 of them — 29% of everything open across the buildings with a current record — and five buildings hold half of the total. Behind it sit 135 West 175 Street with 282 and 25 Madison Street with 151.

Violations per apartment Across 1,763 apartments the portfolio runs 1.43 open violations per unit. 37 buildings average at least one open violation for every apartment in them.

The split inside the portfolio 12 of the 79 buildings with a current record have nothing open against them today, while 67 do. Portfolio-level averages hide that split, which is why the list is worth reading one row at a time.

What tenants called in Tenants filed 3,305 complaints against these buildings in the last 12 months, or 1.87 per apartment. The heaviest was 1705 Andrews Avenue South with 721. Complaints and violations are separate records — a complaint that closed without an inspector getting inside leaves no violation behind it.

Age of the stock The median building here went up in 1910, and 67 of 79 predate 1960. Pre-1960 buildings carry lead-paint and window-guard obligations that newer stock does not, which shapes what turns up in an inspection.

How long things stay open The longest-standing open item in the portfolio is at 688 Rockaway Avenue and has been open 4.0 years. An old open violation is not a paperwork lag — it is a condition the city recorded and has not been shown to be corrected.

What has moved in the last two years 3,788 violations were written against these buildings in the last 24 months. 1,677 of them — 44% — have since been cleared, and 2,111 are still open. That ratio moves between city sweeps, which is why a standing total on its own says less than it looks like it does.

How buildings are linked: by HPD registration, deed, or a confirmed parent company. Being named as a head officer or managing agent is not the same as owning.

Christopher Bramwell

NYC landlord portfolio: 79 buildings we track, with violations, complaints and repair history for each.

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