# 400 5 Ave, Brooklyn What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/400-5-avenue-brooklyn > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. ## In one line 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1920 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 3 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety - 39 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Also on record - 12 flood insurance claims in this census tract since 1978, 0 of them from 2012 ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) - No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jun 2022, 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 (field inspection) (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: 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:** Unknown (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 52 open: 39 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (17), fire safety (7), leaks (5), electrical (3); 2 immediately hazardous (class C), 13 about paperwork or notices. Also 13 older records from 1985–2015 never closed. 1 further violation from 2024 was closed. 108 violations on record in all, 1985–2026 — the 66 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 7 open: 3 about building conditions, 3 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 4 heat or hot water, 4 unsanitary conditions, 1 doors or windows, 1 pests (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Peerless Ect6 - 300 PEERLESS ECT6 - 300), registration expired since Aug 2006 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2014 (2 on record) (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19) - **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 13 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 2 of 3 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 2: https://blueflo.tech/b/400-5-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2 - Apt 4: https://blueflo.tech/b/400-5-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4 ## Registered with the city - AUGENBAUM REALTY CORP (Agent, Registration Contacts) - 1761 DIAMOIND PROPERTIES LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - 400 PARKBLUE LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/400-5-avenue-brooklyn/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/400-5-avenue-brooklyn - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=400-5-avenue-brooklyn - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt