What the record shows

Where the buildings are 7 of the 9 buildings with a current record — 78% — are in Brooklyn, with the rest spread across two other boroughs. Manhattan accounts for 1; Queens accounts for 1.

Violations per apartment Across 122 apartments the portfolio runs 0.07 open violations per unit. No single building in the portfolio averages a full open violation per apartment.

The split inside the portfolio 5 of the 9 buildings with a current record have nothing open against them today, while 4 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 39 complaints against these buildings in the last 12 months, or 0.32 per apartment. The heaviest was 1174 Fulton Street with 19. 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 1930, and 8 of 9 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 182 Clymer Street and has been open 3.8 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 25 violations were written against these buildings in the last 24 months. 21 of them — 84% — have since been cleared, and 4 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.

Brix tracks 9 NYC buildings linked to David Friedman, including 942 45 Street in Brooklyn.

David Friedman

NYC landlord portfolio: 9 buildings we track, with violations, complaints and repair history for each.

Adding violation and complaint figures…