# 1303 53 St, Brooklyn

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/1303-53-street-brooklyn

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

Also known as 1305 53 St, 5217 13 Ave, 5219 13 Ave, 5221 13 Ave, 5223 13 Ave: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

4 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1926 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 24 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 4 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests
- 9 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2019–2021 are still open
- 12 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 30 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Boiler inspection filed Aug 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Aug 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** No basement (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 32 open: 30 about building conditions — fire safety (5), other conditions (5), doors and windows (4), smoke or CO detectors (4); 4 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 2 older records from 1986–1990 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 270 violations on record in all, 1984–2026 — the 118 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **DOB violations:** 15 open: 10 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork, 4 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 12 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 9 heat or hot water, 5 plumbing, 4 paint or plaster, 2 electrical, 2 leaks, 2 mold, 1 appliances, 1 floors or stairs, 1 outside the building, 1 pests, 1 safety, 1 unsanitary conditions (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** No boiler registration or district steam on record (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2009 (2 on record) (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 14 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

7 of 24 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 5D: https://blueflo.tech/b/1303-53-street-brooklyn/unit/5d
- Apt B3: https://blueflo.tech/b/1303-53-street-brooklyn/unit/b3
- Apt C4: https://blueflo.tech/b/1303-53-street-brooklyn/unit/c4
- Apt C5: https://blueflo.tech/b/1303-53-street-brooklyn/unit/c5
- Apt D4: https://blueflo.tech/b/1303-53-street-brooklyn/unit/d4
- Apt D5: https://blueflo.tech/b/1303-53-street-brooklyn/unit/d5
- Apt D6: https://blueflo.tech/b/1303-53-street-brooklyn/unit/d6

## Registered with the city

- 5217 13TH LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- 5217 13TH LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 5217 13 LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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