Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

131 5 Ave

built 1920 · 4 stories · 8 apartments
Registered with the city: HORIZON REAL ESTATE PARTNERS CORP · 6 other buildings here list it; KAREN REALTY CORP; KAREN REALTY CORP.

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Oct
LeaksApt 4R class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class B
2026 Oct
General repairs, moldApt 4R
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Oct
Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4R
2026 Oct
Other conditions class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Oct
Other conditions class B
2026 Oct
Other conditionsApt 4R class B
2026 Oct
MoldApt 4R class A
2026 Sep
General repairs, moldApt 4R
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Sep
Fire safety class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2026 Sep
Other conditions class B
2026 Sep
Other conditions class A
2026 Sep
MoldApt 4R class A
2026 Sep
ElectricalApt 4R class B
2026 Sep
MoldApt 4R class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class A · closed
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 4R class B · closed
2026 Sep
ElectricalApt 4R class A · closed
2026 Sep
Fire safetyApt 4R class B · closed
2026 Sep
Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plaster, moldApt 4R
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Aug
Other conditions class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Aug
MoldApt 4R class A
2026 Aug
MoldApt 4R class A
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 4R class A
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class B
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 4R class B · closed
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt 4R class B · closed
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 4R class B · closed
2026 Aug
General repairs, moldApt 4R
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 4R
2026 Aug
General repairs, moldApt 4R
2026 Aug
General repairsApt 4R
2026 Aug
MoldApt 4R
2026 Jun
General repairsApt 4R
2026 Apr
Boiler burning natural gas (Peerless 63-06), registration current since Apr 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 Feb
General repairsApt 4R
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jan
Latest accepted inspection Jan 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4R
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2025 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3C class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Oct
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152
DOB Violations
2025 Oct
Outside the buildingApt 4R
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water, mold, leaksApt 4R
2025 Oct
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Aug
Fire safetyApt 4R class C
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Aug
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · closed
2025 Aug
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · closed
2025 Aug
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 Aug
PestsApt 4R class C · closed
2025 Aug
Fire safetyApt 4R class B · closed
2025 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 4R class C · closed
2025 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 4R
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Feb
Fire safety class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4R
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2022 Jun
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 Apr
Mechanical systems permit
2022 Apr
General construction permit
2022 Mar
Sign permit
2021 Aug
Mechanical systems permit, General construction permit
2019 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2019 Aug
Sign permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2019 Aug
Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
2013 Sep
Latest boiler work permit 2013
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2013 Jul
Boilers class - 2 · never closed
DOB Violations
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations
1920
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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