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473 5th Street

Brooklyn · 11215 | BBL 3009860046 | BIN 3021291
HPD data as of November 4, 2026
D
Compliance verdict — Immediately hazardous conditions — 2 open, about one for every 6 apartments

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

12 open HPD violations on record: 6 Class A (non-hazardous), 4 Class B (hazardous), and 2 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Arrange and make self-closing the doors in the entrance.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 5,484 days (about 15 years), on record since 2011.

Violation figures current as of Nov 4, 2026.

A 12-unit building, built in 1920.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 24 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

4
Open HPD
Class B
2
Open HPD
Class C
498
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
12
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
12
Crime incidents (150m)
$2,803
ZIP median
rent
1920
Year built
5 min
Closest subway
min walk
B
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
235 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 3.9 times the size of its lot: 9,240 sq ft of building on a 2,400 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 7, 2026.

473 5th Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11215. The closest subway is 7 Av (F,G) (5-minute walk), served by the F and G lines.

What's the closest subway to 250 7 Avenue?
7 Av (F,G) — a 5-minute walk (373m) from 473 5th Street. Served by the F and G lines.
Is 250 7 Avenue 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
Total22
Open12
Closed10

Oldest open violation: November 2011 · Most recent: September 2019. 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
Recent open violations
  • 2019-09-11 Class C · Apt 5 · 2,614 days open "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTM…"
  • 2019-09-11 Class A · 2,614 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGA…"
  • 2019-09-11 Class A · 2,614 days open "§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY…"
  • 2019-09-11 Class A · 2,614 days open "§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NE…"
  • 2019-09-11 Class C · 2,614 days open "§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNAT…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 4, 2026. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class C · 2 open · penalty 30 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 4 open · penalty 20 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 6 open · penalty 6 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
No HPD complaints filed in the past 12 months. No tenant has formally escalated a condition to HPD; could indicate clean upkeep, or that issues are being handled before reaching HPD.
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total24
Open24
Closed0
Complaints
Total5
Open (active)0
Closed5
Recent open violations
  • Sep 23, 2024 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • Jun 30, 2023 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • Dec 11, 2019 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
DOB data as of August 16, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file4
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 3)
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

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.

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 classC7 — Walk-up w/ stores
Floors4
Residential units12
Total units15
Building area (sqft)9,240
Lot area (sqft)2,400
Owner of record (PLUTO)246 SEVENTH AVENUE L
Designations
Council district39
Rent Stabilization
—
Not applicable for this building type.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
No NYPD complaint records within the radii surveyed for the past 12 months. NYPD geocoding precision varies — incidents at adjacent buildings may not register to this exact location.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls498
Top complaint types
  • Illegal Parking: 102
  • Dirty Condition: 35
  • Damaged Tree: 24
  • For Hire Vehicle Complaint: 20
  • Street Condition: 17
By category
Other362
Parking109
Noise19
Rats4
Homeless4
Drug0
Trash0
Drinking0
Construction0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
B
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints19
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential12
Commercial4
Street Sidewalk3
Vehicle0
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: B — Low 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
  • 228 7 AVENUE 80m · $250–400/mo licensee: CEL TEL INC.
  • 500 5TH ST 103m · $250–400/mo licensee: SP PLUS CORPORATION
  • 206 7 AVENUE 164m · $250–400/mo licensee: 7TH AVE NEWS INC
Schools
Schools within 1.6 km / ~1.0 mile walk
Total nearby27
Elementary (K-5)7
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)3
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (7)
  • P.S. 321 William Penn Pre-K-5 · 3 min (261m) · District 15
  • P.S. 039 Henry Bristow Pre-K-5 · 4 min (301m) · District 15
  • The Maurice Sendak Community School Pre-K-5 · 9 min (700m) · District 15
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • M.S. 51 William Alexander 6-8 · 7 min (556m) · District 15
  • P.S. 282 Park Slope Pre-K-8 · 10 min (797m) · District 13
  • P.S. 372 -The Children's School K-8 · 11 min (890m) · District 75
High — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • John Jay Hs 9-12 · 0 min (23m) · District 15
  • John Jay School for Law 9-12 · 1 min (91m) · District 15
  • P.S. K077 K-12 · 13 min (1,055m) · District 75
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby1
Unique lines2
Lines served: F · G
Closest 1 stations
  • 7 Av F, G · 373m · 5 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby235
Eating (142) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants86
Fast food56
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)32
→ Supermarkets7
→ Convenience25
Pharmacies5
ATMs3
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (57 places selling coffee, of which 56 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 nearby59
A: 55 B: 2 C: 1 Pending: 1
Sample
  • Grade A Smiling Pizza · Pizza
  • Grade A La Bruschetta · Pizza
  • Grade A Sotto Voce · Italian
  • Grade A 7th Avenue Donuts & Diner · American
  • Grade A Purity Diner · American
  • Grade A Barbes · American
  • Grade A Pita Pan · Middle Eastern
  • Grade A Pino's La Forchetta · Pizza
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby69
By category — top 8 of 13 (58 of 69 facilities)
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten13
Schools (K-12)9
Cultural Institutions7
Child Services And Welfare7
Camps6
Youth Services6
Health Care5
Historical Sites5
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Puppet Works, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts Ny Cultural Institutions
  • Park Slope Collegiate Schools (K-12)
  • Millennium Brooklyn Hs Schools (K-12)
  • P.s. 321 William Penn Schools (K-12)
  • M.s. 51 William Alexander Schools (K-12)

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Spectrum Cable Fiber 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.

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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