553 Howard Avenue
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- The most open HPD violations of any building in this ZIP (657 open)
- 254 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (53 vs ~5)
- Built before 1939 (city records: 1910) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
About this building
The building’s floor space is 2.2 times the size of its lot: 6,944 sq ft of building on a 3,121 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 18, 2026.
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.
553 Howard Avenue
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- City records show 657 open HPD violations, 254 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 2018 — 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: Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment.
- 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.
553 Howard Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11233. The closest subway is Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3) (6-minute walk), served by the 3 line.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: August 2018 · Most recent: September 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.
- 2026-10-06
- 2026-10-06
- 2026-08-31
- 2026-08-31
- 2026-08-31
- 2026-10-06
- 2026-08-31
- 2026-07-10
- 2026-07-10
- 2026-01-13
- Class C · 254 open · penalty 3810 · (15/ea)
- Class I · 2 open · penalty 2 · (1/ea)
- Class B · 341 open · penalty 1705 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 60 open · penalty 60 · (1/ea)
- 2026-04-29 · Apt 2 · EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
- 2026-04-29 · Apt 2 · NON EMERGENCY · FLOORING/STAIRS
- 2026-04-29 · Apt 2 · NON EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2025-07-23
- 2025-07-23
- 2025-03-12
- Nov 14, 2025 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- Mar 20, 2024 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- Jun 20, 2023 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
2 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2020). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.
15 earlier hazards cited and remediated.
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 1910). 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
- HARRASSMENT 2: 38
- FELONY ASSAULT: 17
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 17
- PETIT LARCENY: 17
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 8
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 140
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 80
- Illegal Parking: 51
- PLUMBING: 48
- APPLIANCE: 34
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- Brownsville Ascend Charter School
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- I.S. 392
- Brownsville Ascend Charter School
- I.S. 392
- Ronald Edmonds Learning Center II
- New Visions A.I.M. Charter High School I
- Brownsville Academy High School
- P.S. K396
- Sutter Av-Rutland Rd
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Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area:
- 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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