47 Thames Street
Brooklyn · East Williamsburg, NY 11237
47 Thames Street is a 14-apartment building in East Williamsburg, built in 1931, managed by Esquire Management.com. The City has 19 open housing-code violations on file for it, 2 of them immediately hazardous — about 1.4 per apartment, in a neighborhood where most buildings have none on record (HPD, as of 26 August 2026). Tenants filed 7 complaints with 311 in the past year, which the City closed in a median of 11 days (311, as of 26 August 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet — everything above comes from the City's own records.
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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
- 14
- Year built
- 1931
- Neighborhood
- East 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.
Complaints are down from 14 to 7 year on year.
7tenant complaints
Filed with 311 in the past year · 14 the year before
Typically closed in 11 days · neighborhood median is 5
19open repairs
Outstanding with HPD · about 1.4 per apartment
- Immediately hazardous
- 2
- Hazardous
- 14
- Non-hazardous
- 3
What the open repairs are about
- Doors, windows and locks4
- Smoke and CO alarms3
- Leaks, damp or mould3
- Stairs, floors and ceilings3
- Other repairs2
- Electrical1
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Aug 2026
What tenants say
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