# 291 Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/291-brooklyn-avenue-brooklyn

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

Also known as 706 Eastern Pkwy: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

16 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and walls, floors and stairs and doors and windows and leaks and plumbing and smoke or CO detectors (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1935 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 51 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 16 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and walls, floors and stairs and doors and windows and leaks and plumbing and smoke or CO detectors
- 1 hazardous (class 1) building code violation from 2021 is still open; the city has no certification of the fix
- 39 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario
- 85 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)
- City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Boiler inspection filed Apr 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20)
- Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Apr 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20)
- **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)
- **Basement:** No basement (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 85 open: 85 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (35), leaks (11), doors and windows (10), pests (10); 16 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 22 older records from 1988–2016 never closed. 12 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 276 violations on record in all, 1988–2026 — the 119 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 2 open: 1 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 39 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 20 heat or hot water, 7 doors or windows, 1 electrical, 1 floors or stairs, 1 leaks, 1 paint or plaster, 1 pests, 1 unsanitary conditions (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)

## More systems

- **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)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Rockmills MP-100SS), registration current since May 2024 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 1991 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Mar 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 41 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 24 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

7 of 51 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1A: https://blueflo.tech/b/291-brooklyn-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1a
- Apt 1D: https://blueflo.tech/b/291-brooklyn-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1d
- Apt 2D: https://blueflo.tech/b/291-brooklyn-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2d
- Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/291-brooklyn-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3a
- Apt 5B: https://blueflo.tech/b/291-brooklyn-avenue-brooklyn/unit/5b
- Apt 6A: https://blueflo.tech/b/291-brooklyn-avenue-brooklyn/unit/6a
- Apt 6H: https://blueflo.tech/b/291-brooklyn-avenue-brooklyn/unit/6h

## Registered with the city

- SERHOF REALTY CORP (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- SERHOF REALTY CORP (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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