Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

168 5 Ave

Printed 2026-10-21 from blueflo.tech/b/168-5-avenue-brooklyn, where it is kept current. These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. Not a warranty. May not be used for tenant screening (terms of use).

Also known as 170 5 Ave, 720 Degraw St — one building, several doors.

built 1920 · 4 stories · 14 apartments · BIN 3019560 · BBL 3009490044

Worth knowing
13 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and doors and windows and heat or hot water and fire safety and walls, floors and stairs
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

BK7 HOLDINGS LLC., BK7 HOLDINGS LLC

Pests: 5 reports to the city since 2024
2024Pests · Oct 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 13, 2024
2025Pests · May 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)May 14, 2025
2026Pests · Mar 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Mar 30, 2026Pests · May 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)May 23, 2026Pests · Sep 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Sep 22, 2026
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 1C 3Apt 1D 10Apt 2C 1Apt 3C 16Apt 3D 6Apt 4B 22Apt 4D 2

7 of this building’s 14 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.

Fire and safety

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Lead-based paintApt 4B class C · paperwork · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Fire safetyApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Lead-based paintApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2017 Sep
Fire protection permit
2015 May
Fire protection permit

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Doors and windows class B · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Structure and facade class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Doors and windows class B · HPD violation
Show 17 more
2026 Feb
Doors and windows class C · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4B class C · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4B class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4B class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class B · HPD violation
2016 May
General construction permit
2015 Apr
General construction 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 · 2 complaints, 2024–2025 · 1 in the past year
What has happened here
2025 Dec
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3C class C · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3C class C · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
Show 6 more
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2017 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit
2016 Jun
Heating/ventilation permit
2015 Apr
Heating/ventilation permit
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Burnham V-905A), registration current since Mar 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: yes

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 1999

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

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

Heat and hot water complaints

1 heat or hot water complaint

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 (2025) · 5 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 1D class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 1D complaint
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 1D complaint
2025 Nov
LeaksApt 3C class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Nov
LeaksApt 1D complaint
2025 Jun
Plumbing, leaks complaint
Show 9 more
2025 Jan
LeaksApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2025 Jan
LeaksApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2025 Jan
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
LeaksApt 4B complaint
2024 Nov
LeaksApt 3C class B · HPD violation
2024 Sep
LeaksApt 3C complaint
2016 Jun
Plumbing permit
2015 Apr
Plumbing permit
2015 Jan
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 6 complaints, 2025–2026 · 4 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Oct
PestsApt 1C class C · HPD violation
2026 Sep
PestsApt 1C complaint
2026 May
PestsApt 3D class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 May
PestsApt 3D complaint
2026 Apr
PestsApt 4D class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
PestsApt 4D complaint
Show 12 more
2026 Feb
MoldApt 1D complaint
2025 May
PestsApt 3D class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
PestsApt 3D complaint
2025 Jan
MoldApt 4B class B · HPD violation
2025 Jan
MoldApt 4B class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
MoldApt 4B class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
MoldApt 4B class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
MoldApt 4B complaint
2024 Nov
PestsApt 3C class C · HPD violation
2024 Nov
PestsApt 3C class C · HPD violation
2024 Oct
PestsApt 3D complaint
2024 Sep
MoldApt 3C complaint

Electrical

Issues on record (2024) · 1 complaint, 2025
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Electrical class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Electrical complaint
2024 Nov
Electrical class B · HPD violation
2024 Sep
ElectricalApt 3C 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 2026-10-20
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

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

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

33 open: 32 about building conditions — doors and windows (8), walls, floors and stairs (5), fire safety (4), heat or hot water (4); 13 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 82 violations on record in all, 1991–2026 — the 77 most recent are listed here

2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Oct
Fire safety class B
2026 Oct
PestsApt 1C class C
2026 May
Other conditions class A
2026 May
PestsApt 3D class C · closed
2026 Apr
Doors and windows class B
2026 Apr
Electrical class C · closed
2026 Apr
Other conditions class B · closed
Show 42 more
2026 Apr
Structure and facade class B · closed
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2026 Apr
PestsApt 4D class C · closed
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1D class B · closed
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1D class B · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class B · closed
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 1D class B · closed
2026 Feb
Doors and windows class B
2026 Feb
Doors and windows class C
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A · closed
2025 Nov
LeaksApt 3C class A · closed
2025 May
PestsApt 3D class C · closed
2025 Jan
MoldApt 4B class B
2025 Jan
Lead-based paintApt 4B class C · paperwork
2025 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4B class C
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class B
2025 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4B class B
2025 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4B class B
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class B
2025 Jan
Fire safetyApt 4B class B
2025 Jan
LeaksApt 4B class B
2025 Jan
LeaksApt 4B class B
2025 Jan
MoldApt 4B class B · closed
2025 Jan
Lead-based paintApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A · closed
2025 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4B class A · closed
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A · closed
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed
2025 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4B class A · closed
2025 Jan
MoldApt 4B class A · closed
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Jan
MoldApt 4B class A · closed
2025 Jan
LeaksApt 4B class C · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class B
2024 Nov
LeaksApt 3C class B
2024 Nov
PestsApt 3C class C
2024 Nov
PestsApt 3C class C
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water class C
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3C class C
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3C class C
2024 Nov
Electrical class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · 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

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

2025 Dec
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · 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

20 permits since 1990

2017 Sep
Fire protection permit
2017 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit
2016 Jun
Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit
2016 May
General construction permit
2015 May
Fire protection permit
2015 Apr
Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
2015 Jan
Plumbing permit
and 13 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · 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 May
Other conditions class A · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Other conditions class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1D class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1D class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Paint or plasterApt 1D complaint
2026 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 1D complaint
Show 5 more
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 2C complaint
2025 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 3D complaint
2025 Nov
Doors or windowsApt 1C complaint
2025 Jun
Paint or plaster complaint
2024 Sep
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 3C 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.