# 168 Rochester Ave, Brooklyn What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-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 1453 Prospect Pl: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them. ## In one line 13 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and gas (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-21) ## The building - **Year built:** 1925 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 48 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 13 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and gas - 16 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter - 2 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2024–2026 - 37 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Boiler inspection filed Jan 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-21) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21) - Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-21) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jan 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-21) - **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-21) - **Water service line:** Non-Lead (field inspection) (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:** 52 open: 37 about building conditions — pests (10), walls, floors and stairs (10), fire safety (5), doors and windows (3); 13 immediately hazardous (class C), 15 about paperwork or notices. Also 3 older records from 2007 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 493 violations on record in all, 1997–2026 — the 194 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-21) - **DOB violations:** 12 open: 3 about building conditions, 9 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-21) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 16 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 58 heat or hot water, 15 pests, 8 unsanitary conditions, 7 doors or windows, 5 elevators, 4 general repairs, 4 mold, 3 outside the building, 2 floors or stairs, 2 paint or plaster, 1 leaks, 1 plumbing, 1 safety (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21) ## 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:** Boiler burning natural gas (Laars PNCH-0750), registration expired since May 2018 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2018 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20) - **Elevators:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Dec 2025 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-21) - **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-21) - **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 28 (2024 report) (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 2026-10-21) - **Sales:** No recorded sale since 2016 (NYC Citywide Annualized Calendar Sales, as of 2026-06-09) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Feb 2018, last expired Dec 2018 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-21) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 25 of 48 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1 - Apt 1A: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1a - Apt 1B: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1b - Apt 1E: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1e - Apt 1F: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1f - Apt 1J: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1j - Apt 1K: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1k - Apt 1L: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1l - Apt 2A: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2a - Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2b - Apt 2C: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2c - Apt 2F: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2f - Apt 2I: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2i - Apt 2K: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2k - Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3a - Apt 3B: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3b - Apt 3D: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3d - Apt 3H: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3h - Apt 3J: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3j - Apt 4A: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4a - Apt 4E: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4e - Apt 4G: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4g - Apt 4H: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4h - Apt 4J: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4j - Apt A: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/a ## Registered with the city - HOUSE & GARDENS MANAGEMENT (Agent, Registration Contacts) - ROCHESTER MANOR ASSOCIATED LP (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - Individual owner (name not shown) (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=168-rochester-avenue-brooklyn - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt