159 South 2nd Street
Brooklyn · Williamsburg, NY 11211
159 South 2nd Street is a 21-apartment building in Williamsburg, built in 1907, managed by Or 159 S 2 LLC. The City has 27 open housing-code violations on file for it, 14 of them immediately hazardous — about 1.3 per apartment, in a neighborhood where most buildings have none on record (HPD, as of 27 August 2026). Tenants filed 6 complaints with 311 in the past year, which the City closed in a median of 6 days (311, as of 26 August 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet — everything above comes from the City's own records.
Managed by Or 159 S 2 LLC
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The City’s record below shows what inspectors found. It can’t tell anyone whether the heat actually works, how long the super takes, or whether management picks up the phone. Only someone who lived here can.
- Units
- 21
- Year built
- 1907
- Neighborhood
- Williamsburg
- Borough
- Brooklyn
This building’s record with the City
Complaints tenants filed with 311, and repairs a City inspector has asked for. Most repairs are routine maintenance. Both describe the building rather than the people in it, and often predate the current management.
6tenant complaints
Filed with 311 in the past year · 5 the year before
Typically closed in 6 days · neighborhood median is 5
27open repairs
Outstanding with HPD · about 1.3 per apartment
- Immediately hazardous
- 14
- Hazardous
- 11
- Non-hazardous
- 2
What the open repairs are about
- Stairs, floors and ceilings10
- Doors, windows and locks9
- Other repairs2
- Pests2
- Leaks, damp or mould2
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Aug 2026
What tenants say
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