238 North 5th Street
Top insights
- Fewer HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (0 vs ~2)
- Built before 1939 (1910) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
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.
238 North 5th Street
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- City records show 1 open HPD violation 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 2026 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 8 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Discontinue use of illegal space and/or hot water heater and provide filed for & approved….
238 North 5 Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Bedford Av (L) (4-minute walk), served by the G, J, L, M, and Z lines.
Building Condition
- 2002-02-09 "§ 27-2032, 2034 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ILLEGAL SPACE AND/OR HOT WATER HEATER AND PROVIDE FILED FOR & APPROVED HEATE…"
- Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
- 2014-01-15 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1910. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 42
- HARRASSMENT 2: 31
- GRAND LARCENY: 28
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 25
- VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 18
- Noise - Commercial: 79
- Illegal Parking: 47
- Graffiti: 41
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 38
- Noise - Residential: 36
- BROOKLYN VAPORIZER CORP.
- NEW YORK DELI OF WILLIAMSBURG CORP
- TONY ARLISTICO AUTO REPAIR, INC.
- P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth
- Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg
- P.S. 019 Roberto Clemente
- Conselyea Preparatory School
- J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells
- Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg
- Harry Van Arsdale High School
- Brooklyn Preparatory High School
- Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Desi
- Bedford Av
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
- Marcy Av
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grand Street Community Garden
- Southside United Housing Development Fund Corp
- Friends Of City Reliquary Incorporated
- Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Design
- Metropolitan Recreation Center
- Ascenzi Square
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 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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