388 5 Ave — building record — Blueflo

Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

Printed 2026-10-21 from blueflo.tech/b/388-5-avenue-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 1931 · 3 stories · 2 apartments · BIN 3021600 · BBL 3009930035

Worth knowing

8 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2020–2021 are still open

Source: DOB Violations · as of 2026-10-19

Worth knowing

8 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2020–2021 are still open
City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out)
13 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2020–2024

Also on record

12 flood insurance claims in this census tract since 1978, 0 of them from 2012

Clean in the records

Boiler inspection filed Apr 2026 with no defects reported
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding
No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter

Registered with the city

VICTORY HOLDING CORP, VICTORY HOLDING CORPORATION

Worth knowing

8 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2020–2021 are still open

Source: DOB Violations · as of 2026-10-19

Apartments named in these records

Apt 2 11 Apt 3FL 1

2 of this building’s 2 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.

Water and pipes

Issues on record

What has happened here

Plumbing permit

Plumbing permit

PlumbingApt 2 class B · never closed · HPD violation

Leaks class B · never closed · HPD violation

Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)

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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record, most recently 2023

What has happened here

Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation

Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation

Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Apr 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 sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Pests and cleanliness

Older records on file

What has happened here

PestsApt 2 class B · never closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 2 class B · never closed · HPD violation

Electrical

Older records on file

What has happened here

ElectricalApt 2 class B · never closed · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 2 class B · never closed · HPD violation

Electrical class B · never closed · HPD violation

Electrical class B · never closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2024

What has happened here

General construction permit

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

General construction permit

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

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Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

Construction class - 1 · DOB violation

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

Construction class - 1 · DOB violation

Construction class - 1 · DOB violation

Construction class - 1 · DOB violation

Construction class - 1 · DOB violation

Construction class - 1 · DOB violation

General construction permit

Doors and windowsApt 3FL class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B · never closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B · never closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class A · never closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B · never closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class B · never closed · HPD violation

Sidewalk shed and scaffolding

Shed permit active now

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · See the shed permits at DOB →

What this counts

Sidewalk shed permits (DOB NOW and BIS). Permitted since a date means permitted, not necessarily up continuously

Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

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

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

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

Gas

What has happened here

PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152 DOB violation

Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19

What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

HPD violations

1 open: 1 about building conditions — doors and windows (1). Also 18 older records from 2003–2004 never closed. 1 further violation from 2023 was closed. 26 violations on record in all, 2003–2023 — the 20 most recent are listed here

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed

Doors and windowsApt 3FL class B

Other conditionsApt 2 class B · never closed

PlumbingApt 2 class B · never closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B · never closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B · never closed

ElectricalApt 2 class B · never closed

ElectricalApt 2 class B · never closed

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Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class A · never closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B · never closed

PestsApt 2 class B · never closed

Other conditionsApt 2 class A · never closed

PestsApt 2 class B · never closed

Other conditions class B · never closed

Electrical class B · never closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed

Other conditions class B · never closed

Walls, floors and stairs class B · never closed

Leaks class B · never closed

Electrical 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

26 open: 25 about building conditions, 1 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

Permit history

11 permits since 1990

Supported scaffold permit

Structural permit, General construction permit

Plumbing permit

Structural permit, General construction permit, Foundation permit, Earth work permit

General construction permit

Plumbing permit

and 5 more at the source

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

Everything else on record

Supported scaffold permit

Structural permit

Unknown class - 2 · DOB violation

Unknown class - 2 · DOB violation

Unknown class - 2 · DOB violation

Unknown class - 2 · DOB violation

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Structural permit, Foundation permit, Earth work permit

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Unknown class - 1 · DOB violation

Unknown class - 2 · DOB violation

Unknown class - 1 · DOB violation

Other conditionsApt 2 class B · never closed · HPD violation

Other conditionsApt 2 class A · never closed · HPD violation

Other conditions class B · never closed · HPD violation

Other conditions class B · never closed · HPD violation

Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

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

FEMA

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer2026-10-20
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3)2026-09-09

NYC DCP

NYC GeoSearch (address directory)2026-10-20
PLUTO (tax lot data)2026-08-24

NYC DEP

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)2026-10-20
Lead Service Line Location Coordinates2026-01-30

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps2024-07-03

NYC DOB

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance2026-10-19
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits2026-10-19
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler2026-10-19
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings2026-10-19
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)2026-10-19
DOB Safety Violations2026-10-19
DOB Violations2026-10-19

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84)2025-11-25

NYC HPD

Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction2026-08-12
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems2026-10-20
Housing Maintenance Code Violations2026-10-19
Multiple Dwelling Registrations2026-08-12
Registration Contacts2026-08-12

NYC OTI

AddressPoint2026-07-07
Building Footprints2026-10-19

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations)2025-11-30

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