# 165 Van Buren St, Brooklyn What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/165-van-buren-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 217 Marcus Garvey Blvd, 219 Marcus Garvey Blvd: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them. ## In one line 10 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and doors and windows and fire safety and pests (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1931 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 13 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 10 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and doors and windows and fire safety and pests - City stormwater map shows deep flooding (1 ft+) at this building in a moderate storm today - Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario - 22 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Also on record - On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations) - City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario ## 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 Oct 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Oct 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19) - **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 2026-10-20) - **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03) - **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 22 open: 22 about building conditions — heat or hot water (7), leaks (3), smoke or CO detectors (3), doors and windows (2); 10 immediately hazardous (class C). 6 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 65 violations on record in all, 2004–2026 — the 28 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 4 open: 2 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 1 heat or hot water complaint (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 7 heat or hot water, 2 unsanitary conditions (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) ## More systems - **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) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain Lgb-6 WEIL MCLAIN LGB-6), registration expired since May 2016 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20) - **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19) - **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **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:** 2 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Aug 2018, last expired Aug 2019 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 5 of 13 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/165-van-buren-street-brooklyn/unit/3a - Apt 3C: https://blueflo.tech/b/165-van-buren-street-brooklyn/unit/3c - Apt 4B: https://blueflo.tech/b/165-van-buren-street-brooklyn/unit/4b - Apt 4C: https://blueflo.tech/b/165-van-buren-street-brooklyn/unit/4c - Apt 4D: https://blueflo.tech/b/165-van-buren-street-brooklyn/unit/4d ## Registered with the city - LISA MANAGEMENT INC. (Agent, Registration Contacts) - BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C O., INC. (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/165-van-buren-street-brooklyn/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/165-van-buren-street-brooklyn - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=165-van-buren-street-brooklyn - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt