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609 Metropolitan Avenue

Brooklyn · 11211 | BBL 3027570028 | BIN 3068690
HPD data as of October 29, 2026
C+
Compliance verdict — Hazardous conditions on record — 1 open Class B

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

1 open HPD violation on record: 1 Class B (hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class B): Properly repair the broken or defective mortise door lock and assembly in the entrance.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 2,241 days (about 6 years), on record since 2020.

Violation figures current as of Oct 29, 2026.

A 65-unit building, built in 1920.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 21 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

1
Open HPD
Class B
0
Open HPD
Class C
705
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
65
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
98
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$2,357
ZIP median
rent
1920
Year built
3 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
202 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

65 apartments — the most of any of the 7 buildings we cover on this block, and more than 97% of the 1,031 residential buildings we cover in ZIP 11211 have fewer. The building’s floor space is 3.5 times the size of its lot: 43,230 sq ft of building on a 12,450 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 31, 2026.

609 Metropolitan Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St (G,L) (3-minute walk), served by the G and L lines.

What's the closest subway to 609 Metropolitan Avenue?
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St (G,L) — a 3-minute walk (231m) from 609 Metropolitan Avenue. Served by the G and L lines.
Is 609 Metropolitan Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1920, 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
HPD Online ↗
All-time HPD violations
Total22
Open1
Closed21

Issued September 2020. 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
  • 2020-09-09 Class B · Apt 6I · 2,243 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE DOOR LOCK AND ASSEMBLY IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 29, 2026. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat3
Other1
Mold0
Paint0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Plumbing0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2025-12-05 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2025-12-03 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2025-12-02 · Apt 4C · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Repeated apartments: BLDG · 4C
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total36
Open21
Closed15
Complaints
Total29
Open (active)1
Closed28
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 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • 2023-06-30 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
DOB data as of October 29, 2026 — read from the Department of Buildings on that date.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file8
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20260 infested · 0 eradicated
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 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 1920. 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 built1920 (106 yr old)
Building classD5 — Converted elevator
Floors5
Residential units65
Building area (sqft)43,230
Lot area (sqft)12,450
Owner of record (PLUTO)609 METROPOLITAN AVENUE ASSOICATES LP
Designations
Council district34
Rent Stabilization
—
Not applicable for this building type.
Energy Efficiency (LL84)
Energy benchmarking (Local Law 84) — 2024
Energy efficiency gradeC
ENERGY STAR score60 / 100
Site EUI94.5 kBtu/ft² (national median 101.5)
Recent years
2024Grade C · 60/100
2023Grade C · 57/100

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total98270
Violent414
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies3396
Misdemeanors45120
Violations1738
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 March 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • PETIT LARCENY: 46
  • GRAND LARCENY: 42
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 29
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 20
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 19
Borough context: Brooklyn (12 mo): 37,833 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls705
Top complaint types
  • Illegal Parking: 83
  • Noise - Residential: 83
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 70
  • Graffiti: 46
  • Snow or Ice: 30
By category
Other465
Noise111
Parking108
Homeless10
Rats4
Trash3
Construction2
Drug1
Drinking1
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 complaints111
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential83
Commercial16
Street Sidewalk9
Vehicle3
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
Projected exposure (Flood Vulnerability Index, 1-5)
Storm surge2050s 2 · 2080s 2
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$250–400/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 296 LEONARD ST 57m · $250–400/mo licensee: WILLIAM ORGANIC MARKET INC
  • 685 METROPOLITAN AVENUE 176m · $250–400/mo licensee: G & L ORGANIC DELI INC.
  • 636 LORIMER ST 202m · $250–400/mo licensee: BROOKLYN BIKE PEDDLER INC
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby27
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)4
High (9-12)5
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • P.S. 132 The Conselyea School Pre-K-5 · 3 min (236m) · District 14
  • P.S. 018 Edward Bush Pre-K-5 · 5 min (416m) · District 14
  • Citizens of the World Charter School 1 Williamsbur K-5 · 8 min (605m) · District 84
Middle — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • John Ericsson Middle School 126 6-8 · 8 min (605m) · District 14
  • Lyons Community School 6-12 · 8 min (612m) · District 14
  • J.H.S. 049 William J. Gaynor 6-8 · 8 min (634m) · District 14
High — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Harry Van Arsdale High School 9-12 · 7 min (544m) · District 14
  • Brooklyn Preparatory High School 9-12 · 7 min (555m) · District 14
  • Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Desi 9-12 · 7 min (555m) · District 14
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby4
Unique lines2
Lines served: G · L
Closest 3 stations
  • Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L · 231m · 3 min walk · ADA accessible
  • Graham Av L · 368m · 5 min walk
  • Grand St L · 708m · 9 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby202
Eating (123) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants102
Fast food21
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)39
→ Supermarkets7
→ Convenience32
Pharmacies7
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no 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 A — Coffee abundance (36 places selling coffee, of which 33 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 nearby121
A: 94 B: 10 C: 4 Pending: 13
Sample
  • Grade A Bamonte's · Italian
  • Grade A Fortunato Brothers Pasticceria · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Pete's Candy Store · American
  • Grade A Union Pool · American
  • Grade A Redd's Tavern · American
  • Grade A Alligator Lounge · Pizza
  • Grade A Carmine's Pizza · Pizza
  • Grade A Barcade · American
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby63
By category — top 8 of 15 (55 of 63 facilities)
Transportation15
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten15
Youth Services6
Parks And Plazas6
Health Care4
Human Services3
Schools (K-12)3
Cultural Institutions3
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Brooklyn Poets, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Badame Sessa Triangle Parks And Plazas
  • Frost Street Plaza Parks And Plazas
  • Leonard Library Libraries
  • Mt. Carmel Triangle Parks And Plazas
  • Bedford Stuy New Beginnings Chs Schools (K-12)

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up

How to check internet providers before signing an NYC lease →

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 11211 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$2,357/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11211 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$105,183/yr
Median monthly income$8,765/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$2,630/mo
ZIP median rent$2,357/mo
ZIP median rent is 26.9% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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