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38 Prospect Park Sw

Brooklyn · 11215 | BBL 3011070005 | BIN 3026781
Data as of August 28, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 12 immediately hazardous, about one for every 2 apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

24 open HPD violations on record: 1 Class A (non-hazardous), 11 Class B (hazardous), and 12 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all ceilings….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 1,946 days (about 5 years), on record since 2021.

Violation figures current as of Oct 6, 2026.

A 20-unit building, built in 1920.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 18 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 3.6 times the size of its lot: 15,200 sq ft of building on a 4,250 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 13, 2026.

11
Open HPD
Class B
12
Open HPD
Class C
325
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
7
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
20
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
30
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$2,803
ZIP median
rent
1920
Year built
2 min
Closest subway
min walk
C
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
89 places
Amenities
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.

38 Prospect Park Sw sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11215. The closest subway is 15 St-Prospect Park (F,G) (2-minute walk), served by the F and G lines.

Is 38 Prospect Park Sw rent-stabilized?
Partially — 7 of 20 units at 38 Prospect Park Sw are rent-stabilized. 6 units have been deregulated since 2007. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 38 Prospect Park Sw?
15 St-Prospect Park (F,G) — a 2-minute walk (191m) from 38 Prospect Park Sw. Served by the F and G lines.
Is 38 Prospect Park Sw subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1920, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total133
Open24
Closed109

Oldest open violation: June 2021 · Most recent: April 2024. 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.

By severity class
Class A1 open · 24 closed
Class B11 open · 39 closed
Class C12 open · 46 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2023-12-13 Class B · Apt 18 · 1,035 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 18, 4th…"
  • 2023-12-13 Class B · Apt 18 · 1,035 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND WINDOW…"
  • 2023-12-13 Class B · Apt 18 · 1,035 days open "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 2 SQ FT AT WEST WALL…"
  • 2023-04-04 Class B · Apt 3 · 1,288 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STOR…"
  • 2023-04-04 Class B · Apt 3 · 1,288 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY, 1st…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations1
Bed bugs: 1
  • 2023-04-04 bedbugs · Apt 3
  • Class C · 12 open · penalty 180 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 11 open · penalty 55 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints6
Open0
Closed6
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat4
Other2
Mold0
Paint0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Plumbing0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-05-04 · Apt BLDG · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
  • 2025-12-04 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2025-12-04 · Apt 11 · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Repeated apartments: BLDG
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total18
Open18
Closed0
Complaints
Total32
Open (active)0
Closed32
Recent open violations
  • 2024-09-12 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2023-10-04 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2023-04-04 C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL "APT.#3 OBSERVED BATHROOM CEILING HAVE BEEN COLLAPSE APPROX. 3'X4' AREA, KITCHEN CEILING HAVE CRACK AND SAGGING…"
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelhigh
Filings on file8
Infested (last 3 yr)18
Re-infested (last 3 yr)5
Yearly trend (last 5)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20244 infested · 4 eradicated
202314 infested · 14 eradicated · 5 re-infested
20222 infested · 2 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

6 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2022). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.

1 earlier hazard cited and remediated.

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 (this building: built 1920). 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.

Also on record: 1 procedural §27-2056 violation (failure to file required lead paperwork, most recent 2022) — a records failure, not evidence of a lead hazard.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1920 (106 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors4
Residential units20
Building area (sqft)15,200
Lot area (sqft)4,250
Owner of record (PLUTO)38 PPSW, LLC
Designations
Council district39
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status7 of 20 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)13
Stabilized (latest)7
Lost since 20076
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total3080
Violent36
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies1331
Misdemeanors1335
Violations210
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • PETIT LARCENY: 15
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 11
  • GRAND LARCENY: 10
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 7
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 7
Borough context: Brooklyn (12 mo): 79,590 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls325
Top complaint types
  • Water System: 64
  • Illegal Parking: 46
  • Damaged Tree: 29
  • Blocked Driveway: 17
  • Snow or Ice: 15
By category
Other214
Parking63
Noise21
Trash9
Construction8
Homeless6
Rats4
Drug0
Drinking0
Noise (311 dedicated)
C
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints21
Dominant subtypeStreet Sidewalk
By subtype
Street Sidewalk11
Residential6
Vehicle3
Commercial1
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: C — Moderate noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility1 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$250–400/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 1601 10 AVENUE 67m · $250–400/mo licensee: SAM DELI AND GROCERY II INC.
  • 482 16TH ST 99m · $250–400/mo licensee: UPRITE CONSTRUCTION INC.
  • 240 WINDSOR PL 195m · $250–400/mo licensee: BRO, KURT
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby9
Elementary (K-5)4
Middle (6-8)4
High (9-12)1
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • The Windsor Terrace School Pre-K-5 · 4 min (313m) · District 15
  • P.S. 107 John W. Kimball K-5 · 6 min (488m) · District 15
  • Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technolo Pre-K-5 · 9 min (729m) · District 15
Middle — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • M.S. 442 Carroll Gardens School for Innovation 6-8 · 7 min (557m) · District 15
  • Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School 6-8 · 7 min (573m) · District 84
  • J.H.S. 088 Peter Rouget 6-8 · 12 min (960m) · District 15
High — closest 3 by walk (1)
  • P.S. K053 9-12 · 12 min (960m) · District 75
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby2
Unique lines2
Lines served: F · G
Closest 2 stations
  • 15 St-Prospect Park F, G · 191m · 2 min walk
  • 7 Av F, G · 783m · 10 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby89
Eating (47) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants24
Fast food23
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)20
→ Supermarkets4
→ Convenience16
Pharmacies2
ATMs1
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (21 places selling coffee, of which 20 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby37
A: 32 B: 2 Pending: 3
Sample
  • Grade A Joe's Pizza · Pizza
  • Grade A Farrell's Bar & Grill · American
  • Grade A Double Windsor · American
  • Grade A Bedawi Cafe · Mediterranean
  • Grade A Terrace Bagels · Bagels/pretzels
  • Grade A Dunkin · Donuts
  • Grade A Krupa Grocery · American
  • Grade A Sushi Yu · Japanese
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby23
By category
Schools (K-12)5
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten5
Cultural Institutions3
Child Services And Welfare3
Youth Services2
Historical Sites2
Parks And Plazas2
Camps1
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Bartel-Pritchard Square Parks And Plazas
  • The Windsor Terrace School Schools (K-12)
  • P.s. 107 John W. Kimball Schools (K-12)
  • Honest Accomplice Theatre Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School Schools (K-12)
  • St Joseph The Worker Catholic Acad Schools (K-12)

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.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 11215 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$2,803/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11215 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$180,773/yr
Median monthly income$15,064/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$4,519/mo
ZIP median rent$2,803/mo
ZIP median rent is 18.6% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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