Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

237 21 St

built 1931 · 5 stories · 8 apartments
Also known as 689 5 Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: 689 5TH LLC · 1 other building here list it

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2022 Apr
No active shed permit; permits since Mar 2021, last expired Apr 2022
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2021 Nov
Mechanical systems permit
2021 Oct
Construction fence permit
2021 Sep
Foundation permit
2021 Jul
Sprinklers permit, Plumbing permit
2021 Jun
Alteration permit
2021 Jun
Support of excavation permit
2021 May
Structural permit, General construction permit, Foundation permit
2020 Aug
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2020, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2019 Apr
Latest boiler work permit 2019
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1931
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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