523 49th Street
Top insights
- 12 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (city records: 1905) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
About this building
City records list 1905 as the year built — older than 93% of the 148 buildings we cover in ZIP 11220.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 13, 2026.
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
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.
523 49th Street
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- City records show 48 open HPD violations, 12 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2008 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists no rent-stabilized units in this building. If anyone tells you this unit is stabilized, ask to see the registration — and if it was deregulated, ask on what grounds and in what year.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles at public….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
523 49th Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11220. The closest subway is 45 St (R) (5-minute walk), served by the R line.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: May 2008 · Most recent: August 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.
- 2026-08-14 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st…"
- 2026-06-02 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 3rd STORY"
- 2026-06-02 "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
- 2026-06-02 "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE…"
- 2026-06-02 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL STOPPER AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED…"
- 2026-06-02
- 2026-06-02
- 2026-05-31
- 2026-05-31
- Class C · 12 open · penalty 180 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 26 open · penalty 130 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 10 open · penalty 10 · (1/ea)
- 2026-05-27 · Apt 2R · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2026-05-27 · Apt 2R · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-05-27 · Apt 2R · EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
- 2023-04-25 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
1 open lead-paint hazard violation on record (most recent 2008). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.
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 1905). 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.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 65
- PETIT LARCENY: 37
- HARRASSMENT 2: 34
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 33
- MISCELLANEOUS PENAL LAW: 27
- Illegal Parking: 525
- Dirty Condition: 42
- Noise - Residential: 41
- Traffic Signal Condition: 38
- Obstruction: 32
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Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 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.
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