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279 Washington Avenue

Brooklyn · Clinton Hill, NY 11205

Also listed by the City as 277 Washington Avenue

279 Washington Avenue is a 66-apartment building in Clinton Hill, built in 1925, managed by Akam Associates, INC.. The City has 141 open housing-code violations on file for it, 7 of them immediately hazardous, about 2.1 per apartment, in a neighborhood where most buildings have none on record (HPD, as of 27 August 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet. Everything above comes from the City's own records.

Managed by Akam Associates, INC.

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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.

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Units
66
Year built
1925
Neighborhood
Clinton Hill
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.

2.2/5Worse than most nearbyScored from the records below against every building we cover. It is not a tenant rating. Nobody who lived here said this.

Complaints are down from 39 to 0 year on year.

0tenant complaints

Filed with 311 in the past year · 39 the year before

141open repairs

Outstanding with HPD · about 2.1 per apartment

Immediately hazardous
7
Hazardous
77
Non-hazardous
57

What the open repairs are about

  • Stairs, floors and ceilings71
  • Doors, windows and locks31
  • Leaks, damp or mould17
  • Smoke and CO alarms8
  • Other repairs5
  • Electrical5

Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Aug 2026

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