488 Ralph Avenue
Class B
Class C
12 months to Jul 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- No open HPD violations — cleaner than 83% of buildings in this ZIP
- Fewer HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (0 vs ~5)
- Built in 2004 (city records)
About this building
City records list 2004 as the year built — newer than 89% of the 881 buildings we cover in ZIP 11233, and the newest of the 13 buildings we cover on this block.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 28, 2026.
488 Ralph Avenue
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- City records show no open HPD violations under 1636 Prospect Place — the address HPD files this building’s records under, not the address on this page — ask what was most recently repaired and how maintenance requests are handled, since a clean record isn’t a guarantee of upkeep.
- We found no DHCR rent-stabilization unit count for this building. That is not the same as the building being market-rate — a registration can be on file with no unit figure, or not have been filed at all. Ask the landlord directly whether the unit is rent-stabilized, and request your own rent history from DHCR.
488 Ralph Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11233. The closest subway is Ralph Av (C) (9-minute walk), served by the C line.
Building Condition
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2004, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 95
- PETIT LARCENY: 79
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 57
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 48
- FELONY ASSAULT: 36
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 147
- Illegal Parking: 139
- PLUMBING: 54
- Noise - Residential: 50
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 44
- 490 RALPH AVE
- 187 BUFFALO AVE
- 1601 SAINT JOHNS PL
- P.S. 191 Paul Robeson
- Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
- M.S. K394
- Ronald Edmonds Learning Center II
- M.S. K394
- M.S. 584
- New Visions A.I.M. Charter High School I
- Brownsville Academy High School
- I.S. 055 Ocean Hill Brownsville
- Ralph Av
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade B
- Brownsville Ascend Charter School
- Ged - P2g -Dreams-Ahsep
- Young Movement, Inc.
- Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
- Brownsville Green
- St Mark's Block Association
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
- Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 Mbps up
- ResiBridge LLC Fiber Up to 300 Mbps down · 300 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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