Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

282 Empire Blvd

built 1928 · 6 stories · 73 apartments
Also known as 290 Empire Blvd — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: 290 EMPIRE REALTY LLC; 290 EMPIRE REALTY

Apartments named in these records

26 of this building’s 73 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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2023) · 28 complaints, 2024–2026 · 19 in the past year
What has happened here
Heat source

Boiler burning no6fuel (Heggie Simplex 320 HEGGIE SIMPLEX 320), registration cancelled since Jan 1985

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Aug 2025, 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

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 1996

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

25 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)

Water and pipes

Issues on record (2023) · 8 complaints, 2025–2026 · 4 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record (2024) · 8 complaints, 2026

Electrical

Older records on file

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

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Elevators

Older records on file
What has happened here
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

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

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 56 (2024 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

15 open: 14 about building conditions — pests (5), fire safety (2), doors and windows (1), heat or hot water (1); 9 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 4 older records from 2010–2015 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 518 violations on record in all, 2010–2026 — the 146 most recent are listed here

2026 Oct
Fire safety class C
2026 Oct
Fire safety class C
2026 Sep
Other conditions class B
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2026 Feb
Other conditions class A · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1F class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1F class C · closed
2025 Oct
Fire safety class B · closed
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2025 Oct
Other conditions class B · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5H class B · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5H class A · closed
2025 Oct
MoldApt 5H class A · closed
2025 Oct
PlumbingApt 5H class B · closed
2025 Sep
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Sep
ElectricalApt 2K class B · closed
2025 Sep
ElectricalApt 2K class A · closed
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class B · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 2K class A · closed
2025 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2K class B · closed
2025 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2K class B · closed
2025 Sep
PestsApt 2K class C · closed
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class B · closed
2025 Mar
Other conditions class B · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5L class B · closed
2024 Sep
PestsApt 4E class C
2024 Jul
PestsApt 6A class C
2024 Jul
PestsApt 2B class C
2024 Feb
Lead-based paintApt 1M class C · paperwork
2023 Dec
PestsApt 2B class C
2023 Dec
PlumbingApt 2B class B
2023 Oct
MoldApt 2B class C
2023 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6J class B
2019 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4D class C
2017 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 2K class C
2017 Jun
PestsApt 2K class B
2017 Jun
LeaksApt 2K class B
2015 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 5J class B · never closed
2015 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 4G class B · never closed
2010 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 6J class B · never closed
2010 Mar
PestsApt 6J class B · never 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

3 open: 1 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork

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

Resident complaints to the city

28 heat or hot water, 6 leaks, 5 unsanitary conditions, 4 paint or plaster, 2 doors or windows, 2 general repairs, 2 mold, 2 plumbing, 2 safety, 1 floors or stairs, 1 pests

2026 Oct
MoldApt 5D
2026 Oct
Pests, leaksApt 6M
2026 Sep
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 1AA
2026 Sep
Unsanitary conditionsApt 1AA
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Apr
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water
Show 57 more
2026 Mar
Plumbing, unsanitary conditionsApt 1F
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1AA
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, moldApt 1AA
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1J
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6J
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1F
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1F
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt G
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1G
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
General repairs
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 5G
2025 Oct
Floors or stairsApt 5H
2025 Sep
PlumbingApt 1F
2025 Aug
General repairs, safetyApt 2F
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 3L
2025 Jul
Heat or hot water
2025 Apr
Heat or hot water
2025 Apr
Heat or hot water
2025 Mar
LeaksApt 1AA
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2025 Mar
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, leaksApt 5L
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Oct
PlumbingApt 1H
2024 Sep
MoldApt 2D
2024 Sep
PestsApt 4E
2024 Sep
PestsApt 2K
2024 Jul
MoldApt 2B
2024 Jul
LeaksApt 6A
2024 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2024 Jul
Floors or stairs, pestsApt 5J
2024 Jul
MoldApt 2B
2024 Jul
General repairsApt BASEME
2024 Jul
Elevators, unsanitary conditionsApt 5J
2024 Jul
Floors or stairs, pestsApt 5J
2024 Jun
Heat or hot water
2024 Jun
Mold, leaksApt 2K
2024 Jun
Floors or stairsApt 5J
2024 Mar
Unsanitary conditions
2024 Mar
LeaksApt 1AA
2024 Feb
MoldApt 2B
2024 Feb
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, mold, pests, leaksApt 1M
2023 Dec
Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, plumbing, pestsApt 1F
2023 Nov
MoldApt 2B
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

11 permits since 1990

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

Nothing on record

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

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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