Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

161 Buffalo Ave

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Also known as 1318 St Marks Ave — one building, several doors.

built 1910 · 4 stories · 23 apartments · BIN 3036109 · BBL 3013630009

Worth knowing
10 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and doors and windows and lead-based paint and walls, floors and stairs
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-20
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

IRIS HOLDINGS 161 BUFFALO LLC

Leaks: 3 reports to the city since 2024
2024
2025Leaks · Feb 2025 · 1 report (2 complaints)Feb 17, 2025Feb 24, 2025
2026Leaks · Jan 2026 · 1 report (2 complaints)Jan 26, 2026Jan 26, 2026 (2nd)Leaks · Jul 2026 · 1 report (2 complaints)Jul 12, 2026Jul 12, 2026 (2nd)
Source: HPD Complaints and Problems · as of 2026-10-21

Also reported

2024 – 2026

A filled month had a report to HPD; darker means more than one, and the past year is brightest. Tap one to read it. Complaints within a week count as one report. Records list complaints filed, not conditions found.

Apartments named in these records

Apt 4B 28Apt 5C 4Apt A4 14Apt B4 4Apt C5 19Apt D6 1

6 of this building’s 23 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Doors and windows class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B · HPD violation
Show 21 more
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 4B class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt C5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Oct
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Oct
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Sep
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2016 Jul
General construction permit
2016 Apr
General construction permit
2016 Mar
Scaffold permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2023) · 2 complaints, 2025
What has happened here
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt A4 complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt D6 complaint
2024 Jun
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt C5 complaint
2024 Jun
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
Show 2 more
2016 Mar
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith 28HE-S/W-7), registration current since Jun 2025

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection May 2025, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2016

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

3 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 10 complaints, 2025–2026 · 4 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jul
LeaksApt A4 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
LeaksApt A4 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Leaks complaint
2026 Jul
LeaksApt A4 complaint
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 4B class B · HPD violation
Show 21 more
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
PlumbingApt 4B complaint
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 4B class A · HPD violation
2026 Jan
LeaksApt 4B complaint
2025 Sep
LeaksApt C5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
PlumbingApt C5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
LeaksApt C5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
PlumbingApt C5 complaint
2025 Jun
PlumbingApt C5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jun
PlumbingApt C5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
PlumbingApt C5 complaint
2025 May
PlumbingApt C5 complaint
2025 Apr
PlumbingApt 5C complaint
2025 Feb
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
LeaksApt 4B complaint
2025 Feb
LeaksApt B4 complaint
2024 Jun
PlumbingApt 4B complaint
2024 Jan
PlumbingApt B4 complaint
2017 Apr
Plumbing permit
2016 Mar
Plumbing permit
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 3 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Feb
MoldApt 4B complaint
2026 Feb
PestsApt 4B class C · HPD violation
2025 Oct
PestsApt B4 complaint
2025 Oct
PestsApt 4B complaint
2025 Sep
MoldApt C5 class A · closed · HPD violation

Fire and safety

5 resolved since 2025
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2017 May
Fire protection permit

Electrical

2 complaints, 2025 · 1 in the past year
What has happened here
2025 Oct
ElectricalApt A4 complaint
2025 Jan
ElectricalApt B4 complaint

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

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
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

HPD violations

70 open: 69 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (23), leaks (14), doors and windows (8), smoke or CO detectors (6); 10 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 811 violations on record in all, 1986–2026 — the 105 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Doors and windows class B
2026 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B
2026 Jul
LeaksApt A4 class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B
2026 Jul
LeaksApt A4 class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B
Show 42 more
2026 Apr
Other conditions class B
2026 Apr
Other conditionsApt A4 class C
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 4B class B
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 4B class B
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 4B class B
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class B
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 4B class B
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A
2026 Feb
PestsApt 4B class C
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4B class B
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4B class B
2026 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 4B class C
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 4B class A
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class B
2026 Feb
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2025 Oct
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt C5 class B · closed
2025 Sep
LeaksApt C5 class B · closed
2025 Sep
PlumbingApt C5 class B · closed
2025 Sep
MoldApt C5 class A · closed
2025 Sep
LeaksApt C5 class B · closed
2025 Sep
Other conditionsApt C5 class B · closed
2025 Jun
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Jun
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Jun
PlumbingApt C5 class B · closed
2025 Jun
PlumbingApt C5 class B · closed
2025 May
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Feb
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed
2024 Nov
Doors and windows class C · closed
2024 Oct
Doors and windows class B · closed
2024 Oct
Doors and windows class C · closed
2024 Sep
Doors and windows class C · closed
and 20 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

2 open: 1 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork

2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Permit history

8 permits since 1990

2017 May
Fire protection permit
2017 Apr
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2016 Apr
General construction permit
2016 Mar
Scaffold permit
2016 Mar
Plumbing permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
and 3 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Apr
Other conditions class B · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Other conditionsApt A4 class C · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2026 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4B class B · HPD violation
Show 14 more
2026 Jan
Paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt A4 complaint
2025 Oct
Floors or stairsApt 4B complaint
2025 Sep
Other conditionsApt C5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Paint or plasterApt C5 complaint
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt C5 complaint
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt C5 complaint
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt C5 complaint
2024 Nov
Doors or windowsApt 5C complaint
2024 Oct
Doors or windowsApt C5 complaint
2024 Sep
Doors or windowsApt C5 complaint
2024 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 5C complaint
2024 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 5C complaint

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.