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279 Butler Street, Brooklyn

279 Butler Street is a 7-story, 1-unit building in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook. NYC public records show 47 DOB complaints, 14 DOB violations, 30 HPD violations and 6 bedbug filings associated with the building. The most recent DOB complaint was filed October 20, 2026.

This building has 5 alternative addresses. ? NYC often lists more than one street address for the same building. Corner lots, multiple street frontages, and official aliases in city address files all map to one BIN.

• 281 Butler Street
• 283 Butler Street
• 285 Butler Street
• 287 Butler Street
• 289 Butler Street

This building ranks in the top 1% for DOB complaints, top 10% for DOB violations and top 7% for HPD violations.

This building does have a record of bedbugs, as recently as 2025.

Public records

• DOB complaints 47
• DOB violations 14
• HPD violations 30
• Bedbug reports 6
• 311 requests 0
• Residential units 0