Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

209 Ralph Ave

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built 1910 · 4 stories · 8 apartments · BIN 3040492 · BBL 3015040006

Worth knowing
City records list the water service line as lead
Source: Lead Service Line Location Coordinates · as of 2026-01-30
Worth knowing
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

209 RALPH LLC

Pests: 6 reports to the city since 2024
2024Pests · Aug 2024 · 2 reports (3 complaints)Aug 9, 2024Aug 28, 2024Aug 28, 2024 (2nd)
2025Pests · Apr 2025 · 1 report (2 complaints)Apr 4, 2025Apr 4, 2025 (2nd)
2026Pests · Apr 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 15, 2026Pests · Jun 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jun 1, 2026Pests · Aug 2026 · 1 report (2 complaints)Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 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 1B 2Apt 1C 5Apt 1D 20Apt 2L 9Apt 2R 19Apt 3L 10Apt 3R 18Apt 4L 7Apt 4R 10

City records name 9 apartment labels, more than the 8 apartments the city lists for this building, so some are likely the same apartment written differently.

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 Sep
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Fire safetyApt 1D class C · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Fire safetyApt 1D class C · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Fire safetyApt 4R class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Lead-based paintApt 4R class C · closed · HPD violation
2023 Oct
Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation
Show 1 more
2023 Oct
Fire safetyApt 4L class C · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class C · HPD violation
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3L class B · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class A · HPD violation
Show 16 more
2025 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 2R class B · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class B · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 2R class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 2R class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4R class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class A · closed · HPD violation
2008 Sep
General construction permit
2007 Apr
Construction never closed · DOB violation
2007 Apr
Construction never closed · DOB violation
2006 Jul
Construction non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
2002 Nov
General construction permit, Construction fence permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Older records on file
What has happened here
2024 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 3R complaint
2024 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 1D complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4L complaint
  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 8 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Sep
PlumbingApt 4L complaint
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 1C complaint
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 1D complaint
2026 Jul
LeaksApt 1D class B · HPD violation
2025 May
LeaksApt 3L class B · HPD violation
2025 May
PlumbingApt 3L complaint
Show 10 more
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 2R class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 2R class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
PlumbingApt 2R complaint
2025 Apr
Plumbing, leaksApt 3R complaint
2025 Apr
Leaks complaint
2025 Feb
Plumbing, leaksApt 2L complaint
2024 Jan
LeaksApt 4R class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
PlumbingApt 4R complaint
2023 Oct
PlumbingApt 4L complaint
2008 Dec
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Lead (field inspection)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 7 complaints, 2025–2026 · 4 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Sep
PestsApt 1D class C · HPD violation
2026 Sep
PestsApt 1D class C · HPD violation
2026 Aug
PestsApt 1C complaint
2026 Aug
PestsApt 1D complaint
2026 Jul
PestsApt 1D class C · HPD violation
2026 Jun
PestsApt 1D complaint
Show 16 more
2026 Apr
PestsApt 1D complaint
2025 Sep
Pests class C · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
MoldApt 3L class B · HPD violation
2025 Apr
PestsApt 2R class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
PestsApt 2R class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
PestsApt 2R complaint
2025 Apr
Mold, pestsApt 3R complaint
2025 Apr
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2025 Feb
MoldApt 2L class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
MoldApt 2L class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Aug
PestsApt 3R complaint
2024 Aug
PestsApt 1D complaint
2024 Aug
Mold, pestsApt 1B complaint
2024 Jan
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2023 Oct
PestsApt 4L complaint

Electrical

Issues on record (2025) · 2 complaints, 2025
What has happened here
2025 May
ElectricalApt 3L class C · HPD violation
2025 May
ElectricalApt 3L complaint
2025 Apr
ElectricalApt 3R complaint
2024 Feb
ElectricalApt 3R 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

Gas

What has happened here
2026 Jan
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152 DOB violation
2024 Jan
GasApt 4R class A · closed · HPD violation
Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

HPD violations

36 open: 35 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (9), pests (7), smoke or CO detectors (5), fire safety (3); 13 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2014 never closed. 25 further violations from 2023–2025 were closed. 433 violations on record in all, 2010–2026 — the 67 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Sep
Fire safety class B
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2026 Sep
Fire safetyApt 1D class C
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1D class B
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1D class B
2026 Sep
PestsApt 1D class C
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class B
Show 42 more
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class B
2026 Sep
PestsApt 1D class C
2026 Jul
Fire safetyApt 1D class C
2026 Jul
LeaksApt 1D class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class C
2026 Jul
PestsApt 1D class C
2025 Sep
Pests class C
2025 Sep
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
2025 May
MoldApt 3L class B
2025 May
Other conditionsApt 3L class A
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3L class B
2025 May
LeaksApt 3L class B
2025 May
ElectricalApt 3L class C
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class A
2025 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 2R class B
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class B
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 2R class B · closed
2025 Apr
PestsApt 2R class C · closed
2025 Apr
PestsApt 2R class C · closed
2025 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 2R class B · closed
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class B · closed
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class B · closed
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 2R class B · closed
2025 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 2R class C · closed
2025 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2L class B
2025 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2L class B
2025 Feb
MoldApt 2L class B · closed
2025 Feb
MoldApt 2L class A · closed
2025 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class C · closed
2024 Mar
Other conditions class B · closed
2024 Feb
Fire safetyApt 4R class C · closed
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2024 Jan
Other conditionsApt 3R class B · closed
2024 Jan
Lead-based paintApt 4R class C · closed
2024 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class A · closed
2024 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class B · closed
2024 Jan
LeaksApt 4R class B · closed
2024 Jan
GasApt 4R class A · closed
2024 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 4R class A · closed
2024 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class A · closed
2023 Oct
Fire safety class B · closed
2023 Oct
Fire safetyApt 4L class C · closed
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

4 open: 1 about filings or paperwork, 3 older than 10 years

2026 Jan
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152
2007 Apr
Construction never closed
2007 Apr
Construction never closed
2006 Jul
Construction non-hazardous · 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

4 permits since 1990

2008 Dec
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2002 Nov
General construction permit, Construction fence permit
and 2 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 Sep
Smoke or CO detectors class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1D class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1D class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Floors or stairsApt 4L complaint
2026 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 4L complaint
2026 Aug
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 1C complaint
Show 17 more
2026 Aug
Floors or stairsApt 1D complaint
2025 May
Other conditionsApt 3L class A · HPD violation
2025 May
General repairsApt 3L complaint
2025 May
Paint or plasterApt 3L complaint
2025 Apr
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, safetyApt 2R complaint
2025 Apr
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, safetyApt 3R complaint
2025 Apr
Floors or stairs, outside the building, paint or plaster, safety complaint
2025 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2L class B · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2L class B · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 2L complaint
2024 Aug
Doors or windowsApt 3R complaint
2024 Aug
SafetyApt 1D complaint
2024 Mar
Other conditions class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Doors or windows, safety complaint
2024 Jan
Other conditionsApt 3R class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
AppliancesApt 4R complaint
2023 Dec
AppliancesApt 3L complaint

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
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.