Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

217 Ralph Ave

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built 1910 · 4 stories · 8 apartments · BIN 3040489 · BBL 3015040003

Worth knowing
1 hazardous (class 1) building code violation from 2024 is still open
Source: DOB Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

217 RALPH AVENUE LLC

Heat or hot water: 5 reports to the city since 2024
2024Heat or hot water · Dec 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Dec 12, 2024
2025Heat or hot water · Feb 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Feb 27, 2025Heat or hot water · Dec 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Dec 1, 2025
2026Heat or hot water · Mar 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Mar 9, 2026Heat or hot water · Aug 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Aug 8, 2026
Source: HPD Complaints and Problems · as of 2026-10-21

Apartments named in these records

3 of this building’s 8 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.

Structure and facade

Issues on record
  • 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

Flooding

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: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); 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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2023) · 5 complaints, 2024–2026 · 3 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Aug
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2R class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
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2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt CR3 complaint
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2019 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2015 Oct
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2015 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2014 May
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2013 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2011 Dec
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2009 Dec
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2009 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2008 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2007 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2005 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2004 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2003 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2002 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2001 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1999 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1998 May
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1995 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1994 Jun
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1993 Jun
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no

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

Heat and hot water complaints

2 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
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

1 resolved in 2024
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

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

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2025

Electrical

2 resolved since 2024

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

Resident complaints to the city

5 heat or hot water, 2 safety, 1 pests, 1 unsanitary conditions

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

Everything else on record
  • Permit historyno record0 permits since 1990

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

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