653 Metropolitan Avenue
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through March 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~60% of buildings in this ZIP (6 open)
- Built in 2017 (city records)
About this building
City records list 2017 as the year built — newer than 93% of the 1,033 buildings we cover in ZIP 11211. The building’s floor space is 4.5 times the size of its lot: 12,236 sq ft of building on a 2,709 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 31, 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.
653 Metropolitan Avenue
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- City records show 6 open HPD violations 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 2024 — 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: Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling….
653 Metropolitan Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Graham Av (L) (3-minute walk), served by the G and L lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: June 2024 · Most recent: May 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.
- 2026-05-11
- 2026-01-08
- 2025-06-16
- 2024-06-13
- 2024-06-13
- Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 5 open · penalty 5 · (1/ea)
- 2026-03-04 · Apt 4A · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-01-21 · Apt 4A · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-01-21 · Apt 4A · NON EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
- 2020-12-09 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2020-12-09 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2020-12-09 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2017, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 42
- GRAND LARCENY: 36
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 31
- HARRASSMENT 2: 28
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 16
- Illegal Parking: 92
- Noise - Residential: 87
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 83
- Graffiti: 33
- Snow or Ice: 25
- 296 LEONARD ST
- 685 METROPOLITAN AVENUE
- 354 GRAHAM AVENUE
- P.S. 132 The Conselyea School
- P.S. 018 Edward Bush
- Citizens of the World Charter School 1 Williamsbur
- Lyons Community School
- J.H.S. 049 William J. Gaynor
- John Ericsson Middle School 126
- Lyons Community School
- Brooklyn Latin School, The
- The Williamsburg High School of Art and Technology
- Graham Av
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
- Grand St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Brooklyn Poets, Inc.
- Badame Sessa Triangle
- Frost Street Plaza
- Leonard Library
- Mt. Carmel Triangle
- P.s. 018 Edward Bush
Internet providers serving this area
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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