# 438 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-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 580 Empire Blvd: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them. ## In one line 24 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and lead-based paint and fire safety and gas and walls, floors and stairs (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20) ## The building - **Year built:** 1926 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 78 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 24 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and lead-based paint and fire safety and gas and walls, floors and stairs - 1 hazardous (class 1) building code violation from 2026 is still open - 65 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter - Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario - 5 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2017–2026 - Latest facade filing: safe with a repair and maintenance program - 127 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Also on record - On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations) - City stormwater map shows nuisance flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Boiler inspection filed Jun 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21) - Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20) - **Facade rating:** Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed May 2024) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20) - **Water service line:** Non-Lead (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: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); 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:** 127 open: 127 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (51), doors and windows (22), pests (17), leaks (14); 24 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 1 older record from 2015 never closed. 25 further violations from 2026 were closed. 1,523 violations on record in all, 2006–2026 — the 393 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20) - **DOB violations:** 12 open: 7 about building conditions, 4 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 65 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 97 heat or hot water, 33 doors or windows, 33 plumbing, 30 leaks, 29 paint or plaster, 26 pests, 19 general repairs, 18 mold, 15 floors or stairs, 13 electrical, 11 line of travel, 5 appliances, 2 unsanitary conditions, 1 safety (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 natural gas (Rockmills MP-150), registration expired since Jan 2023 (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:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Mar 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20) - **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-20) - **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 44 (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 2018, last expired Dec 2023 (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 45 of 78 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1B: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1b - Apt 1C: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1c - Apt 1E: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1e - Apt 1F: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1f - Apt 1F6FL: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1f6fl - Apt 1FO: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1fo - Apt 1G: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1g - Apt 1H: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1h - Apt 1J: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1j - Apt 1J4FL: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1j4fl - Apt 1S: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1s - Apt 2A: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2a - Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2b - Apt 2C: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2c - Apt 2D: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2d - Apt 2H: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2h - Apt 2I: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2i - Apt 2K: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2k - Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3a - Apt 3C: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3c - Apt 3G: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3g - Apt 3I: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3i - Apt 3K: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3k - Apt 3L: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3l - Apt 4D: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4d - Apt 4E: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4e - Apt 4F: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4f - Apt 4I: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4i - Apt 4K: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4k - Apt 5A: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/5a - Apt 5C: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/5c - Apt 5D: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/5d - Apt 5F: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/5f - Apt 5H: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/5h - Apt 5L: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/5l - Apt 6D: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/6d - Apt 6E: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/6e - Apt 6G: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/6g - Apt 6H: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/6h - Apt 6J: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/6j - Apt 6K: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/6k - Apt 6L: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/6l - Apt 7G: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/7g - Apt 7J: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/7j - Apt 7L: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/unit/7l ## Registered with the city - 5580 REALTY LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - 5580 REALTY LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=438-kingston-avenue-brooklyn - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt