279 5th Avenue
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~75% of buildings in this ZIP (85 open)
- 6 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (city records: 1920) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 4 of 7 units
About this building
The building’s floor space is 4 times the size of its lot: 8,440 sq ft of building on a 2,110 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 13, 2026.
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
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.
279 5th Avenue
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- City records show 85 open HPD violations, 6 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 1997 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 4 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.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Repair the roof so that it will not leak over northwest room 4 sty apt 4l.
- 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.
279 5th Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11215. The closest subway is Union St (R) (5-minute walk), served by the R line.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: October 1997 · Most recent: September 2009. 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.
- 1999-08-25 "SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER NORTHWEST ROOM 4 STY APT 4L LOCATED AT APT 4L"
- 1999-08-25 "SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WINDOW SILL AND F…"
- 1999-08-25 "SECTION 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROPERLY BRACE GUARD RAIL WITH TIE ROD ON 4 STY BALCO…"
- 1999-08-23 "SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT WINDOW WEST ROOM 4 STY W…"
- 1999-08-23 "SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE METAL BRACKET AT RETURN RAIL 4 STY BALCONY FRONT"
- Class C · 6 open · penalty 90 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 66 open · penalty 330 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 13 open · penalty 13 · (1/ea)
- 2025-11-14 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2024-09-23 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
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 1920. 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: 22
- HARRASSMENT 2: 19
- GRAND LARCENY: 15
- ROBBERY: 10
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 9
- Illegal Parking: 249
- Noise - Residential: 52
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 48
- Noise - Commercial: 42
- Snow or Ice: 36
- 270 5TH AVE
- 252 5TH AVE
- 306 2 STREET
- P.S. 321 William Penn
- P.S. 372 -The Children's School
- P.S. 282 Park Slope
- M.S. 51 William Alexander
- P.S. 372 -The Children's School
- P.S. 282 Park Slope
- Park Slope Collegiate
- John Jay Hs
- John Jay School for Law
Levels add up to 16 because a school serving K-8 is listed under both Elementary and Middle. 14 distinct schools are within range.
- Union St
- 4 Av-9 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Spoke The Hub Dancing, Inc.
- Film Biz Recycling
- Letter Of Marque Theater, Incorporated
- Puppet Works, Inc.
- Rivendell School
- P.s. 321 William Penn
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Optimum Cable Fiber Up to 8,000 Mbps down · 8,000 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
- Verizon Fiber Up to 980 Mbps down · 880 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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