# 397 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/397-kingston-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 399 Kingston Ave, 399 Kingston Ave, 401 Kingston Ave, 403 Kingston Ave, 409 Kingston Ave, 679 Montgomery St: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

6 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and heat or hot water and leaks (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1924 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 37 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 6 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and heat or hot water and leaks
- 9 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out)
- 16 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)

## Clean in the records

- Boiler inspection filed Jan 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jan 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Water service line:** Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (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 2026-10-21)
- **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)
- **Basement:** No basement (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 20 open: 16 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (4), other conditions (3), pests (3), leaks (2); 6 immediately hazardous (class C), 4 about paperwork or notices. Also 4 older records from 1987–2015 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 326 violations on record in all, 1986–2026 — the 60 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **DOB violations:** 1 open: 1 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 9 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 22 heat or hot water, 4 electrical, 3 doors or windows, 3 general repairs, 3 unsanitary conditions, 1 pests, 1 plumbing (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. 4 oil (Rockmills MP-70), registration current since Nov 2024 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 23 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 6 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Jul 2021, last expired Mar 2025 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

8 of 37 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/397-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2b
- Apt 2E: https://blueflo.tech/b/397-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2e
- Apt 2F: https://blueflo.tech/b/397-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2f
- Apt 4F: https://blueflo.tech/b/397-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4f
- Apt 4G: https://blueflo.tech/b/397-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4g
- Apt 4H: https://blueflo.tech/b/397-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4h
- Apt 4K: https://blueflo.tech/b/397-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4k
- Apt 4L: https://blueflo.tech/b/397-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4l

## Registered with the city

- RACHAMIM ASSOCIATES LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- RACHAMIM ASSOCIATES L (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

- Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/397-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/records
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