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511 Van Siclen Avenue

Brooklyn · 11207 | BBL 3040740014 | BIN 3090369
Data as of August 28, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 9 immediately hazardous, about one for every 2 apartments

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

76 open HPD violations on record: 2 Class A (non-hazardous), 65 Class B (hazardous), and 9 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class C): 5,558 days (about 15 years), on record since 2011.

Violation figures current as of Oct 5, 2026.

A 20-unit building, built in 1930.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 17 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

Top insights

65
Open HPD
Class B
9
Open HPD
Class C
376
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
—
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
20
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
104
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$1,443
ZIP median
rent
1930
Year built
2 min
Closest subway
min walk
C
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
D
Walkable
errands grade
4 places
Amenities
nearby

511 Van Siclen Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11207. The closest subway is Van Siclen Av (3) (2-minute walk), served by the 3 line.

What's the closest subway to 511 Van Siclen Avenue?
Van Siclen Av (3) — a 2-minute walk (175m) from 511 Van Siclen Avenue. Served by the 3 and C lines.
Is 511 Van Siclen Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1930, 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
Total113
Open76
Closed37

Oldest open violation: July 2011 · Most recent: March 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 A2 open · 11 closed
Class B65 open · 15 closed
Class C9 open · 5 closed
Class I0 open · 6 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-03-24 Class B · 202 days open "566 (B) 27-2021.4 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PESTS. EVIDENCE OF RATS DROPPINGS AT BOILER ROOM"
  • 2026-03-24 Class C · Apt 1C · 202 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STO…"
  • 2024-12-16 Class C · Apt 4E · 665 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STO…"
  • 2021-12-07 Class B · Apt 4E · 1,770 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING…"
  • 2021-12-07 Class B · Apt 4E · 1,770 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations2
Roaches: 2
  • 2026-03-24 roaches · Apt 1C
  • 2024-12-16 roaches · Apt 4E
  • Class C · 9 open · penalty 135 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 65 open · penalty 325 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 2 open · penalty 2 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints7
Open1
Closed6
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat6
Other1
Mold0
Paint0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Plumbing0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-07-10 · Apt 4E · EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
  • 2026-03-02 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2026-02-08 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Repeated apartments: BLDG
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total1
By year
20241
Most recent
  • 2024-08-15 Apt 4B
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total17
Open17
Closed0
Complaints
Total2
Open (active)0
Closed2
Recent open violations
  • 2023-06-30 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • 2023-06-30 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • 2023-04-25 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file5
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20260 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20190 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 1930. 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 built1930 (96 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors4
Residential units20
Building area (sqft)18,000
Lot area (sqft)5,000
Owner of record (PLUTO)511 VAN SICLEN AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN T
Designations
Council district42
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
StatusNot registered as rent-stabilized
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
Total104398
Violent1247
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)02
Felonies40140
Misdemeanors34157
Violations2578
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: 76
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 52
  • PETIT LARCENY: 46
  • FELONY ASSAULT: 36
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 33
Borough context: Brooklyn (12 mo): 79,590 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls376
Top complaint types
  • Illegal Parking: 68
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 60
  • Noise - Residential: 30
  • Blocked Driveway: 23
  • Derelict Vehicles: 13
By category
Other238
Parking91
Noise37
Rats7
Construction3
Drug0
Trash0
Drinking0
Homeless0
Noise (311 dedicated)
C
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints37
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential30
Street Sidewalk5
Vehicle2
Commercial0
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 susceptibility3 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$250–400/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 597 HENDRIX ST 66m · $250–400/mo licensee: NICE CONSTRUCTION NY INC.
  • 580 MILLER AVENUE 104m · $250–400/mo licensee: Lindsay Home Renovations, LLC
  • 570 VAN SICLEN AVE 123m · $250–400/mo licensee: QUEZADA, JOSE A.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby28
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)4
High (9-12)6
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • P.S. 149 Danny Kaye Pre-K-5 · 6 min (441m) · District 19
  • P.S. 013 Roberto Clemente Pre-K-5 · 6 min (507m) · District 19
  • Achievement First East New York Charter School K-12 · 6 min (507m) · District 84
Middle — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • Achievement First East New York Charter School K-12 · 6 min (507m) · District 84
  • J.H.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas 6-8 · 8 min (653m) · District 19
  • P.S. 36 1-12 · 9 min (728m) · District 75
High — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • Achievement First East New York Charter School K-12 · 6 min (507m) · District 84
  • Thomas Jefferson High School 9-12 · 6 min (515m) · District 19
  • FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for F 9-12 · 7 min (546m) · District 19
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby4
Unique lines2
Lines served: 3 · C
Closest 3 stations
  • Van Siclen Av 3 · 175m · 2 min walk
  • New Lots Av 3 · 393m · 5 min walk
  • Pennsylvania Av 3 · 585m · 7 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
D
800m walk radius
Total places nearby4
Eating (1) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants1
Fast food0
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)2
→ Supermarkets0
→ Convenience2
Pharmacies1
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no cafés, supermarkets or ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index F — No coffee nearby (0 places selling coffee).
Walkable Errands D — Limited walkability.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby6
A: 4 B: 1 Pending: 1
Sample
  • Grade A Jus Chill Bar & Grill · Caribbean
  • Grade A Equis Pica Pollo Restaurant · Spanish
  • Grade A Shun Feng · Chinese
  • Grade A Nelly's Cakes · Latin American
  • Grade B Blossom Caribbean Resturant · Caribbean
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby64
By category — top 8 of 11 (60 of 64 facilities)
Parks And Plazas15
Human Services8
Child Services And Welfare8
Solid Waste7
Youth Services7
Schools (K-12)6
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten5
Health Care4
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Jerome Gardens Parks And Plazas
  • Victory Garden Parks And Plazas
  • P.s. 013 Roberto Clemente Schools (K-12)
  • New Vision Garden Parks And Plazas
  • Nehemiah Ten Garden Parks And Plazas
  • United Community Center Parks And Plazas

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Optimum Cable Fiber Up to 8,000 Mbps down · 8,000 Mbps up
  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 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.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 11207 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,443/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11207 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$55,419/yr
Median monthly income$4,618/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,385/mo
ZIP median rent$1,443/mo
ZIP median rent is 31.2% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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