Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

408 Howard Ave

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built 1910 · 4 stories · 16 apartments · BIN 3039004 · BBL 3014510046

Worth knowing
4 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about lead-based paint and pests
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, CHESFORD ESTATES LLC

Heat or hot water: 7 reports to the city since 2024
2024Heat or hot water · Aug 2024 · 1 report (5 complaints)Aug 13, 2024Aug 15, 2024Aug 17, 2024Aug 20, 2024Aug 20, 2024 (2nd)
2025Heat or hot water · Apr 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 16, 2025Heat or hot water · Dec 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Dec 26, 2025
2026Heat or hot water · Jan 2026 · 2 reports (4 complaints)Jan 19, 2026Jan 24, 2026Jan 24, 2026 (2nd)Jan 27, 2026Heat or hot water · Mar 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Mar 25, 2026Heat or hot water · Jun 2026 · 1 report (2 complaints)Jun 26, 2026Jun 27, 2026
Source: HPD Complaints and Problems · as of 2026-10-21

Also reported

2024 – 2026

A filled month had a report to HPD; darker means more than one, and the past year is brightest. Tap one to read it. Complaints within a week count as one report. Records list complaints filed, not conditions found.

Apartments named in these records

Apt 3 34Apt 4 3Apt 10 1Apt 15 26Apt 16 16Apt 17 12Apt GF 1

7 of this building’s 16 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.

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 May
Doors and windowsApt 15 class B · HPD violation
2026 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 15 class A · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 16 class B · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 16 class C · closed · HPD violation
Show 15 more
2025 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3 class B · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 3 class B · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class B · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 4 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 15 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 15 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 15 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 15 class C · closed · HPD violation
2023 Mar
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2007 May
General construction permit
1993 Mar
General construction permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 9 complaints, 2025–2026 · 8 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jun
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 10 class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 17 class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 17 complaint
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 15 complaint
Show 15 more
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt GF complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Apr
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Aug
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 3 complaint
2024 Aug
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Aug
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Aug
Heat or hot water complaint
1995 Aug
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
1993 Nov
Heating/ventilation permit
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Burnham V905), registration expired since Jul 2012

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Dec 2024, 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

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 1995

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

6 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record (2025) · 8 complaints, 2025–2026 · 5 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jun
PlumbingApt 17 complaint
2026 Jan
Plumbing complaint
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 16 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 16 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
PlumbingApt 16 complaint
2025 Nov
PlumbingApt 16 complaint
Show 10 more
2025 Oct
PlumbingApt 3 complaint
2025 Aug
PlumbingApt 3 class B · HPD violation
2025 Aug
PlumbingApt 3 complaint
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 4 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
PlumbingApt 15 complaint
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 15 complaint
2024 Sep
PlumbingApt 15 complaint
2024 Aug
Plumbing complaint
2007 May
Plumbing permit
1994 Jul
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 4 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jun
MoldApt 17 complaint
2026 May
MoldApt 15 class B · HPD violation
2026 May
MoldApt 15 class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Pests class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
PestsApt 16 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Nov
MoldApt 3 class B · HPD violation
Show 15 more
2025 Nov
PestsApt 3 class C · HPD violation
2025 Nov
MoldApt 3 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Mold, pestsApt 3 complaint
2025 Aug
MoldApt 3 class B · HPD violation
2025 Aug
MoldApt 3 class B · HPD violation
2025 Aug
PestsApt 3 class C · HPD violation
2025 Aug
MoldApt 3 class A · HPD violation
2025 Aug
MoldApt 3 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
MoldApt 3 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
MoldApt 3 complaint
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
MoldApt 17 complaint
2024 Sep
MoldApt 15 complaint
2024 Aug
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2024 Apr
MoldApt 3 complaint

Electrical

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 17 class A · HPD violation
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 17 complaint
2025 Nov
ElectricalApt 3 class A · HPD violation
2025 Aug
ElectricalApt 3 class B · HPD violation
2025 Aug
ElectricalApt 15 class B · HPD violation

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

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilizationWhole tax lot

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations); listed for this tax lot (1 addresses), not under this building's address

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

Gas

What has happened here
2026 May
GasApt 15 class B · HPD violation
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

General condition and all records

HPD violations

35 open: 35 about building conditions — mold (9), smoke or CO detectors (6), walls, floors and stairs (6), electrical (4); 4 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 162 violations on record in all, 1985–2026 — the 83 most recent are listed here

2026 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 17 class B
2026 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 17 class B
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 17 class A
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 17 class A
2026 Jun
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · closed
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 10 class C · closed
2026 Jun
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 17 class C · closed
Show 42 more
2026 May
MoldApt 15 class B
2026 May
Doors and windowsApt 15 class B
2026 May
GasApt 15 class B
2026 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 15 class A
2026 May
MoldApt 15 class A · closed
2026 Mar
Pests class C · closed
2026 Mar
Other conditions class A · closed
2026 Mar
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 16 class B
2025 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 16 class C · closed
2025 Dec
PestsApt 16 class C · closed
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 16 class B · closed
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 16 class B · closed
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 16 class B · closed
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 16 class B · closed
2025 Nov
MoldApt 3 class B
2025 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3 class B
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A
2025 Nov
ElectricalApt 3 class A
2025 Nov
PestsApt 3 class C
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A
2025 Nov
MoldApt 3 class A · closed
2025 Aug
MoldApt 3 class B
2025 Aug
MoldApt 3 class B
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A
2025 Aug
PestsApt 3 class C
2025 Aug
MoldApt 3 class A
2025 Aug
ElectricalApt 3 class B
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 3 class B
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class B
2025 Aug
PlumbingApt 3 class B
2025 Aug
MoldApt 3 class A · closed
2025 Aug
MoldApt 3 class A · closed
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 4 class A · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class A · closed
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 4 class B · closed
2025 Aug
ElectricalApt 15 class B
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 15 class A · closed
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 15 class A · closed
2025 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 15 class C · closed
2025 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 15 class C · closed
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · 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

3 open: 2 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork

2026 Apr
Construction class - 2
2023 Mar
Construction class - 1
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
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

7 permits since 1990

2007 May
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
1995 Aug
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
1994 Jul
Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
and 4 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
2026 Aug
Appliances, doors or windowsApt 15 complaint
2026 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 17 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 17 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 17 class A · HPD violation
2026 May
Appliances, doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 15 complaint
2026 Apr
AppliancesApt 15 complaint
Show 10 more
2026 Apr
Appliances, doors or windowsApt 15 complaint
2026 Mar
Other conditions class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 16 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 16 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairsApt 16 complaint
2025 Nov
Appliances, floors or stairs, safetyApt 16 complaint
2025 Oct
Appliances, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 3 complaint
2025 Aug
Appliances, paint or plasterApt 3 complaint
2025 May
Paint or plasterApt 17 complaint
2024 Sep
Paint or plasterApt 15 complaint

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

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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