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49 Cedar Street

Brooklyn · 11221 | BBL 3032270054 | BIN 3425035
HPD data as of October 25, 2026
D
Compliance verdict — Immediately hazardous conditions — 1 open, about one for every 8 apartments

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

2 open HPD violations on record: 1 Class A (non-hazardous) and 1 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Remove device preventing door from being self-closing rope at building entrance door.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class C): 205 days, on record since 2026.

Violation figures current as of Oct 25, 2026.

An 8-unit building, built in 2015.

0
Open HPD
Class B
1
Open HPD
Class C
622
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
8
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
134
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$2,055
ZIP median
rent
2015
Year built
1 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
146 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 2015 as the year built — newer than 86% of the 1,204 buildings we cover in ZIP 11221. The building’s floor space is 2.3 times the size of its lot: 5,500 sq ft of building on a 2,438 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 28, 2026.

49 Cedar Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11221. The closest subway is Central Av (M) (1-minute walk), served by the J, M, and Z lines.

What's the closest subway to 49 Cedar Street?
Central Av (M) — a 1-minute walk (90m) from 49 Cedar Street. Served by the J, M, and Z lines.
Is 49 Cedar Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
No — built in 2015, after the 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Standard NYC paint regulations apply. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total11
Open2
Closed9

Oldest open violation: April 2026 · Most recent: May 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
Recent open violations
  • 2026-05-08 Class A · 173 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
  • 2026-04-01 Class C · 210 days open "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING ROPE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 25, 2026. HPD Online can show slightly fewer open violations: the city closes them there before they leave the daily export.
  • Class C · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
  • Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Other1
Heat0
Mold0
Paint0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Plumbing0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-03-09 · Apt 4L · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total0
Open0
Closed0
Complaints
Total2
Open (active)0
Closed2
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 file6
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 4)
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
20190 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2015, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.

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

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built2015 (11 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors4
Residential units8
Building area (sqft)5,500
Lot area (sqft)2,438
Owner of record (PLUTO)4951 CEDAR OWNER LLC
Designations
Council district34
Rent Stabilization
—
Not applicable for this building type.
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
Total134404
Violent927
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies55148
Misdemeanors56175
Violations1868
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: 67
  • PETIT LARCENY: 51
  • GRAND LARCENY: 49
  • VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 43
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 42
Borough context: Brooklyn (12 mo): 79,674 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls622
Top complaint types
  • Blocked Driveway: 91
  • Noise - Residential: 57
  • Illegal Parking: 43
  • Traffic Signal Condition: 28
  • Dirty Condition: 27
By category
Other378
Parking134
Noise103
Homeless3
Rats2
Trash1
Construction1
Drug0
Drinking0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints103
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential57
Commercial18
Street Sidewalk17
Vehicle11
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very 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 susceptibility2 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$250–400/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 1317 DEKALB AVENUE 189m · $250–400/mo licensee: ACCESS BROKER CORP.
  • 65 STOCKHOLM ST 199m · $250–400/mo licensee: SANTIAGO, ADALBERTO
  • 823 BUSHWICK AVE 275m · $250–400/mo licensee: ANANIN, YAKOV G
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby22
Elementary (K-5)4
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)2
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • P.S. 274 Kosciusko Pre-K-5 · 4 min (329m) · District 32
  • P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson Pre-K-5 · 7 min (583m) · District 32
  • P.S. 026 Jesse Owens Pre-K-5 · 8 min (646m) · District 16
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • I.S. 347 School of Humanities 6-8 · 5 min (409m) · District 32
  • I.S. 349 Math, Science & Tech. 6-8 · 5 min (409m) · District 32
  • Madiba Prep Middle School 6-8 · 8 min (646m) · District 16
High — closest 3 by walk (2)
  • Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellen 9-12 · 2 min (194m) · District 32
  • EBC High School for Public Service - Bushwick 9-12 · 4 min (294m) · District 32
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby4
Unique lines3
Lines served: J · M · Z
Closest 3 stations
  • Central Av M · 90m · 1 min walk
  • Kosciuszko St J · 429m · 5 min walk
  • Myrtle Av M, J, Z · 655m · 8 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby146
Eating (79) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants48
Fast food31
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)41
→ Supermarkets7
→ Convenience34
Pharmacies3
ATMs1
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (25 places selling coffee, of which 23 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 nearby56
A: 38 B: 5 C: 2 Pending: 11
Sample
  • Grade A Christopher's Palace · Latin American
  • Grade A Bossa Nova Civic Club · American
  • Grade A Happy Fun Hideaway · American
  • Grade A A Shen Zhou · Chinese
  • Grade A Sofia · Mexican
  • Grade A Maite · Spanish
  • Grade A Bk Bagels · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Firstlive Studio · Other
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby64
By category — top 8 of 16 (52 of 64 facilities)
Solid Waste9
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten9
Schools (K-12)7
City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage7
Human Services6
Youth Services6
Parks And Plazas4
Child Services And Welfare4
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Old 83 Precinct Off Street Parking City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • Young Jean Lee's Theater Company Cultural Institutions
  • Old 73 Precinct Off Street Parking City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • Old 83 Precinct Off Street Parking City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • Eng 218 - Parking City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • Achievement First Voyager Charter School Schools (K-12)

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 980 Mbps down · 880 Mbps up
  • Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 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 11221 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$2,055/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11221 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$85,122/yr
Median monthly income$7,094/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$2,128/mo
ZIP median rent$2,055/mo
ZIP median rent is 29% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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