185 South 4th Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~66% of buildings in this ZIP (8 open)
- 3 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (12 vs ~2)
- Built in 2005 (city records)
- Rent-stabilized: 46 units registered
About this building
City records list 2005 as the year built — newer than 82% of the 1,032 buildings we cover in ZIP 11211. At 12 floors, the tallest of the 8 buildings we cover on this block. The building’s floor space is 7.5 times the size of its lot: 71,392 sq ft of building on a 9,500 sq ft lot. 42 apartments — more than 94% of the 1,030 residential buildings we cover in ZIP 11211 have.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 16, 2026.
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
185 South 4th Street
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- City records show 8 open HPD violations, 3 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2019 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 46 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- City Buildings Department records show an open life-safety condition (e.g. unsafe building / hazardous facade) — what is it, and has it actually been resolved, not just re-filed?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Remove device preventing door from being self-closing consisting of door sweep at door….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
185 South 4 Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Marcy Av (M,J,Z) (5-minute walk), served by the J, L, M, and Z lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: December 2019 · Most recent: March 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-03-11 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTING OF DOOR SWEEP AT DOOR IN THE E…"
- 2026-03-11 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONSISTING OF PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD AT EAST WALL IN T…"
- 2026-03-11 "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
- 2026-03-11 "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV…"
- 2026-03-11 "§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATION…"
- Class C · 3 open · penalty 45 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 4 open · penalty 20 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
- 2026-03-30 · Apt 12B · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-03-20 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2026-03-20 · Apt 10E · EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- Dec 1, 2024 "FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3"
- Oct 2, 2024 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- Feb 17, 2023 "CYCLE 9C UNSAFE REPORT FILED"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2005, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 19
- HARRASSMENT 2: 15
- BURGLARY: 12
- GRAND LARCENY: 11
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 8
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 221
- Noise - Residential: 83
- Graffiti: 50
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 41
- Encampment: 37
- 244 ROEBLING STREET
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- 172 S 3RD ST
- Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg
- P.S. 019 Roberto Clemente
- Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
- Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg
- J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells
- P.S. 084 Jose De Diego
- Harry Van Arsdale High School
- Brooklyn Preparatory High School
- Marcy Av
- Bedford Av
- Hewes St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Earth Spirit Garden
- Williamsburg Art And Historical Center
- Metropolitan Recreation Center
- Strawberry Playground
- J.h.s. 050 John D. Wells
- Southside United Housing Development Fund Corp
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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