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459 15th Street

Brooklyn · 11215 | BBL 3011030054 | BIN 3026616
Data as of August 28, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 5 immediately hazardous, about one for every 4 apartments

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

46 open HPD violations on record: 24 Class A (non-hazardous), 17 Class B (hazardous), and 5 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at west….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 12,676 days (about 35 years), on record since 1992.

Violation figures current as of Oct 5, 2026.

A 20-unit building, built in 1912.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 7 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

Top insights

17
Open HPD
Class B
5
Open HPD
Class C
900
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
10
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
20
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
51
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$2,803
ZIP median
rent
1912
Year built
2 min
Closest subway
min walk
D
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
128 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.

459 15th Street 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 459 15th Street rent-stabilized?
Partially — 10 of 20 units at 459 15th Street are rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 459 15th Street?
15 St-Prospect Park (F,G) — a 2-minute walk (166m) from 459 15th Street. Served by the F and G lines.
Is 459 15th Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1912, 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
Total166
Open46
Closed120

Oldest open violation: January 1992 · Most recent: June 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.

By severity class
Class A24 open · 29 closed
Class B17 open · 69 closed
Class C5 open · 22 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-10-01 Class B · 11 days open "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEM AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY"
  • 2026-06-22 Class C · 112 days open "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
  • 2026-06-22 Class A · 112 days open "§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT THE CEILING, NORTH EAST AND…"
  • 2026-06-22 Class B · 112 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT THE CEILING,…"
  • 2026-06-22 Class B · 112 days open "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING, AT 1st PUBLIC HAL…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
  • Class C · 5 open · penalty 75 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 17 open · penalty 85 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 24 open · penalty 24 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints68
Open0
Closed68
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat42
Other14
Paint10
Hot Water9
Plumbing5
Structural5
Electric4
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Recent
  • 2026-06-16 · Apt 2C · IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
  • 2026-06-16 · Apt 2C · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
  • 2026-06-15 · Apt 4A · EMERGENCY · FLOORING/STAIRS
Repeated apartments: BLDG · 4A · 5D · 4B · 2C
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total7
Open7
Closed0
Complaints
Total51
Open (active)0
Closed51
Recent open violations
  • 2019-03-28 LANDMK-LANDMARK NONE
  • 2015-11-04 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2015-10-07 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file6
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

8 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2026); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.

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 1912). 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.

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

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1912 (114 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors4
Residential units20
Building area (sqft)13,528
Lot area (sqft)5,000
Owner of record (PLUTO)457 15TH STREET INVESTORS LLC
Designations
Historic districtPark Slope Historic District Extension
Council district39
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status10 of 20 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)0
Stabilized (latest)10
ⓘ 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
Total51179
Violent39
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)01
Felonies1750
Misdemeanors2163
Violations1157
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):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 54
  • PETIT LARCENY: 29
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 21
  • GRAND LARCENY: 17
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 12
Borough context: Brooklyn (12 mo): 79,590 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls900
Top complaint types
  • Illegal Parking: 222
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 73
  • Street Condition: 46
  • Snow or Ice: 45
  • Damaged Tree: 37
By category
Other569
Parking230
Noise69
Rats15
Homeless10
Drinking4
Construction2
Drug1
Trash0
Noise (311 dedicated)
D
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints69
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential33
Street Sidewalk26
Commercial8
Vehicle2
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: D — High 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
  • 209 PROSPECT PARK WEST 114m · $250–400/mo licensee: Best Wireless Prospect Park Inc
  • 1419 8 AVENUE 151m · $250–400/mo licensee: SARSOR, ZAID
  • 1501 8TH AVE 152m · $250–400/mo licensee: NIDA'S GROCERY STORE INC.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby16
Elementary (K-5)4
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)2
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • P.S. 107 John W. Kimball K-5 · 2 min (157m) · District 15
  • Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technolo Pre-K-5 · 6 min (458m) · District 15
  • The Windsor Terrace School Pre-K-5 · 8 min (644m) · District 15
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • M.S. 442 Carroll Gardens School for Innovation 6-8 · 7 min (560m) · District 15
  • Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School 6-8 · 8 min (625m) · District 84
  • J.H.S. 088 Peter Rouget 6-8 · 9 min (693m) · District 15
High — closest 3 by walk (2)
  • P.S. K053 9-12 · 9 min (693m) · District 75
  • Park Slope Collegiate 6-12 · 11 min (867m) · District 15
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 · 166m · 2 min walk
  • 7 Av F, G · 519m · 6 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby128
Eating (69) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants38
Fast food31
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)27
→ Supermarkets5
→ Convenience22
Pharmacies3
ATMs2
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (31 places selling coffee, of which 29 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 nearby66
A: 56 B: 5 Pending: 5
Sample
  • Grade A Java · Indonesian
  • Grade A Little Purity · American
  • Grade A Joe's Pizza · Pizza
  • Grade A Farrell's Bar & Grill · American
  • Grade A Double Windsor · American
  • Grade A Provini · Italian
  • Grade A Fonda · Mexican
  • Grade A Bedawi Cafe · Mediterranean
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby33
By category — top 8 of 11 (30 of 33 facilities)
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten11
Transportation6
Schools (K-12)3
Historical Sites3
Camps2
Cultural Institutions2
Child Services And Welfare2
Solid Waste1
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Bartel-Pritchard Square Parks And Plazas
  • Misnomer, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • P.s. 107 John W. Kimball Schools (K-12)
  • St Joseph The Worker Catholic Acad Schools (K-12)
  • Mesilas Bais Yaakov Schools (K-12)
  • Can't Sleep, Inc. Cultural Institutions

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
  • Verizon Fiber Up to 980 Mbps down · 880 Mbps up

How to check internet providers before signing an NYC lease →

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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