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271 Jefferson Avenue

BROOKLYN, NY 11216 BBL 3018290079 5 units · 3 floors · 1888

Both historical records and our model suggest a low risk of maintenance failures in the coming year.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Bedford-Stuyvesant
At or below average
avg 13.5
3
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 3 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Bedford-Stuyvesant average of 13.5.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 271 Jefferson Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1888
6 or more units
5 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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How 271 Jefferson Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
61th percentile

Out of 7141 buildings in this neighborhood, 4356 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
84.8%
No serious
violations
12.2%
Some violations
(1–9)
3.1%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Number of apartments

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Minor violations (past 7 years)

Minor HPD violations (e.g. broken mailboxes, missing smoke detectors) logged at this address over 7 years.

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What's in the 271 Jefferson Avenue report

Building characteristics
Total units5
Floors3
Year built1888
Gross area2,430 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

271 Jefferson Ave, New York, NY 11216
859 Marcy Ave, New York, NY 11216
861 Marcy Ave, New York, NY 11216
863 Marcy Ave, New York, NY 11216
865 Marcy Ave, New York, NY 11216
Who's behind the building

271 Jefferson Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Individual Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Katherine Holmes
Address
271 271 Jefferson Avenue apt 1
Brooklyn, NY 11216
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The story over time

271 Jefferson Avenue event timeline

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2025
Bedbug Filing Dec 28
Bedbug report filed
0 infested · 0 eradicated

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