721 Metropolitan Avenue
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~81% of buildings in this ZIP (18 open)
- 1 open hazardous (Class C) violation
- Built before 1939 (1920) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
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
721 Metropolitan Avenue
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- City records show 18 open HPD violations, 1 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 2005 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location….
- 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.
721 Metropolitan Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Graham Av (L) (1-minute walk), served by the G and L lines.
Building Condition
- 2018-04-11 "§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVA…"
- 2018-04-11 "§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY…"
- 2018-04-11 "§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGA…"
- 2018-04-11 "§ 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTH…"
- 2018-04-11 "§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NE…"
- Class C · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 3 open · penalty 15 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 14 open · penalty 14 · (1/ea)
- 2019-04-05 "VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST"
- 2018-05-22 "THE DOB INTENDS TO REVOKE ALL PERMITS AND APPROVED UNDER JOB #321567032 DUE TO SUSPENSION OF MASTER PLUMBER'S…"
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.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 45
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 32
- HARRASSMENT 2: 29
- GRAND LARCENY: 29
- BURGLARY: 14
- Noise - Commercial: 245
- Noise - Residential: 71
- Graffiti: 69
- Illegal Parking: 61
- Traffic Signal Condition: 36
- METRO NOVELTY & CONVENIENCE INC
- SALERNO SURGICAL SUPPLIES, INC.
- NATURAL CROP INC.
- P.S. 132 The Conselyea School
- P.S. 018 Edward Bush
- Citizens of the World Charter School 1 Williamsbur
- J.H.S. 049 William J. Gaynor
- Lyons Community School
- John Ericsson Middle School 126
- J.H.S. 049 William J. Gaynor
- Brooklyn Latin School, The
- The Williamsburg High School of Art and Technology
- Graham Av
- Grand St
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer 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
- Red Shed Garden
- St. Nicks Alliance
- Leonard Library
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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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