Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

217 Spencer St

Printed 2026-10-21 from blueflo.tech/b/217-spencer-street-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).

built 1901 · 3 stories · 3 apartments · BIN 3048983 · BBL 3017630006

Worth knowing
16 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and fire safety and gas
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-20
Worth knowing
Clean in the records
Worth knowing
16 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and fire safety and gas
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-20

Apartments named in these records

City records name 4 apartment labels, more than the 3 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.

Water and pipes

Issues on record
Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Electrical

Issues on record

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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 3 complaints, 2026
  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsnot requiredNot required: residential buildings with 6 or fewer units are exempt from annual filings
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

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

BasementWhole tax lot

Above grade

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

Gas

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

66 open: 58 about building conditions — other conditions (13), walls, floors and stairs (10), heat or hot water (8), smoke or CO detectors (6); 16 immediately hazardous (class C), 8 about paperwork or notices. 2 further violations from 2023–2024 were closed. 73 violations on record in all, 2015–2026 — the 68 most recent are listed here

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

DOB violations

1 open: 1 about building conditions

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

Resident complaints to the city

3 heat or hot water, 2 general repairs

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

2 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

Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

Sources

23 datasets

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