538 Driggs Avenue
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- 2 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1900) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 1 unit registered
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
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.
538 Driggs Avenue
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- City records show 2 open HPD violations, 2 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?
- Public records list 1 rent-stabilized unit in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Arrange and make self-closing the doors .. in the entrance.
- 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.
538 Driggs Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Bedford Av (L) (1-minute walk), served by the G and L lines.
Building Condition
- 2020-03-14 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st AP…"
- 1989-02-01 "SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET 2 S…"
- Class C · 2 open · penalty 30 · (15/ea)
- 2019-11-08 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2018-04-06 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2014-05-15 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT"
2 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2020); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
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 1900). 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
- GRAND LARCENY: 74
- PETIT LARCENY: 65
- HARRASSMENT 2: 64
- OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO THEFT: 51
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 44
- Graffiti: 116
- Noise - Residential: 104
- Noise - Commercial: 91
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 68
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 67
- BRIAN YOUNG, INC.
- JUNK BROOKLYN INC
- BEDFORD CONVENIENCE INC
- P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth
- P.S. 084 Jose De Diego
- Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg
- Conselyea Preparatory School
- P.S. 084 Jose De Diego
- J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells
- Brooklyn Preparatory High School
- Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Desi
- Williamsburg Preparatory School
- Bedford Av
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Artshack Brooklyn, Inc.
- Grand Street Community Garden
- Friends Of City Reliquary Incorporated
- Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Design
- Metropolitan Recreation Center
- Ascenzi Square
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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
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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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