Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

401 8 Ave

built 1922 · 6 stories · 30 apartments
Also known as 520 4 St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: NARROWS MANAGEMENT · 13 other buildings here list it; 401 8TH AVENUE TENANTS CORP

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Sep
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Sep 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Sep
PestsApt 4
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jul
Latest accepted inspection Jul 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jun
Doors or windows, electrical, moldApt 4
2025 Apr
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Aug
Structural permit
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 52 class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 52 class C
2023 May
Other conditionsApt 52 class B
2023 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 52 class A
2023 May
PlumbingApt 52 class B
2023 May
Other conditionsApt 52 class B
2023 Jan
Structural permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 Jun
General construction permit
2022 Apr
General construction permit
2021 Oct
Plumbing permit
2021 Sep
Structural permit
2020 Sep
General construction permit
2020 Jun
Plumbing permit
2020 Jun
General construction permit
2014 May
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction never closed
DOB Violations
2014 Mar
No active shed permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2006 Dec
Latest boiler work permit 2006
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1922
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
1900 Jan
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Rockmills Mp 100 ROCKMILLS MP 100), registration cancelled since Jan 1900
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
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