What the record shows

Where the buildings are 33 of the 50 buildings with a current record — 66% — are in Brooklyn, with the rest spread across two other boroughs. Manhattan accounts for 10; Bronx accounts for 7.

How the violations are distributed Open violations are not spread evenly across these buildings. 438 West 164 Street alone carries 153 of them — 24% of everything open across the buildings with a current record — and three buildings hold half of the total. Behind it sit 25 Madison Street with 150 and 364 Sumpter Street with 38.

Violations per apartment Across 1,364 apartments the portfolio runs 0.47 open violations per unit. 13 buildings average at least one open violation for every apartment in them.

The split inside the portfolio 17 of the 50 buildings with a current record have nothing open against them today, while 33 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 792 complaints against these buildings in the last 12 months, or 0.58 per apartment. The heaviest was 40 Christopher Avenue with 227. 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 1920, and 38 of 49 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 438 West 164 Street 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 856 violations were written against these buildings in the last 24 months. 491 of them — 57% — have since been cleared, and 363 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 51 NYC buildings linked to Department Of Housing Preservation And Development, including 250 East 4 Street in Manhattan.

Department of Housing Preservation and Development

NYC landlord portfolio: 51 buildings we track, with violations, complaints and repair history for each.

Adding violation and complaint figures…