What the record shows

Where the buildings are 4 of the 5 buildings with a current record — 80% — are in Brooklyn, with the rest spread across one other borough. Queens accounts for 1.

How the violations are distributed Open violations are not spread evenly across these buildings. 260 Himrod Street alone carries 40 of them — 95% of everything open across the buildings with a current record — and one building holds half of the total. Behind it sit 173 Stanhope Street with 1 and 262 Himrod Street with 1.

Violations per apartment Across 25 apartments the portfolio runs 1.68 open violations per unit. one building averages at least one open violation for every apartment in it.

The split inside the portfolio 2 of the 5 buildings with a current record have nothing open against them today, while 3 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 55 complaints against these buildings in the last 12 months, or 2.20 per apartment. The heaviest was 260 Himrod Street with 55. 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 1931, and 5 of 5 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 260 Himrod Street and has been open 2.1 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.

Brix tracks 5 NYC buildings linked to John Karamouzos, including 173 Stanhope Street in Brooklyn.

Karamouzos, John

NYC landlord portfolio: 5 buildings we track, with violations, complaints and repair history for each.

Adding violation and complaint figures…