Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

183 Buffalo Ave

built 1910 · 4 stories · 23 apartments
Also known as 1549 Prospect Pl — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: B PROSPECT LLC

Apartments named in these records

12 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.

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 3E class C · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 2C class C · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class A · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 3E class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class A · HPD violation
Show 34 more
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class A · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 4E class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 4A class A · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 4A class A · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 4A class A · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2026 May
Walls, floors and stairs class C · HPD violation
2018 Oct
General construction permit
2006 Mar
Construction non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
2004 Jul
General construction permit
2004 Jul
Construction hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
2004 Jul
Construction hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
2004 Jul
Construction non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
2003 Jan
General construction permit
2003 Jan
Construction never closed · DOB violation
1995 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 · 16 complaints, 2025–2026
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Oct 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 2018 (2 on record)

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

17 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)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 6 complaints, 2025–2026 · 5 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

15 complaints, 2024–2026 · 8 in the past year

Electrical

Issues on record · 2 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year

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 stabilizationWhole tax lot

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations); listed for this tax lot (1 addresses), not under this building's address

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

Gas

  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 4 (2023 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

74 open: 74 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (28), doors and windows (16), leaks (6), heat or hot water (4); 16 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 3 older records from 2010–2011 never closed. 25 further violations from 2026 were closed. 472 violations on record in all, 2006–2026 — the 244 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 3E class C
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 2C class C
2026 Sep
Heat or hot water class C
2026 Sep
Fire safety class B
2026 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 1B class C
2026 Aug
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 2C class C · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class A
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2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 4C class B
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 3E class B
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 3E class B
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 3E class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class A
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class A
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 4E class B
2026 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 4E class C · closed
2026 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4C class B · closed
2026 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4C class B · closed
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 3E class B · closed
2026 Jun
Other conditions class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 4A class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 4A class A
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class A
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 4A class A
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 4A class A
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A
2026 Jun
Other conditions class B · closed
2026 Jun
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Jun
Other conditions class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2026 May
Walls, floors and stairs class C
2026 May
GasApt 4C class C
and 27 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

Resident complaints to the city

16 heat or hot water, 13 paint or plaster, 8 mold, 6 doors or windows, 6 leaks, 6 pests, 4 floors or stairs, 4 plumbing, 3 unsanitary conditions, 2 electrical, 1 appliances

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

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

9 permits since 1990

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

Nothing on record

ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

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

Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.
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