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 5 October 2026). Tenants filed 9 complaints with 311 in the past year, which the City closed in a median of 6 days (311, as of 5 October 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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- 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.
9tenant complaints
Filed with 311 in the past year · 4 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
- Doors, windows and locks10
- Stairs, floors and ceilings10
- Other repairs2
- Pests2
- Leaks, damp or mould2
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Oct 2026
What tenants say
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