Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

452 53 St

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built 1908 · 4 stories · 17 apartments · BIN 3014251 · BBL 3008150029

Worth knowing
35 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and doors and windows and heat or hot water and walls, floors and stairs and lead-based paint and mold
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

452 53rd St Realty, 452 53RD ST REATY CORP, 452-53RD REALTY CORP

Heat or hot water: 14 reports to the city since 2024
2024Heat or hot water · Jan 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 23, 2024Heat or hot water · Apr 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 26, 2024Heat or hot water · Dec 2024 · 1 report (3 complaints)Dec 1, 2024Dec 1, 2024 (2nd)Dec 7, 2024
2025Heat or hot water · Jan 2025 · 1 report (4 complaints)Jan 20, 2025Jan 21, 2025Jan 22, 2025Jan 23, 2025Heat or hot water · Feb 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Feb 25, 2025Heat or hot water · Apr 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 19, 2025Heat or hot water · May 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)May 31, 2025Heat or hot water · Jun 2025 · 1 report (4 complaints)Jun 30, 2025Jul 4, 2025Jul 5, 2025Jul 7, 2025Heat or hot water · Oct 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 23, 2025Heat or hot water · Nov 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Nov 19, 2025Heat or hot water · Dec 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Dec 3, 2025
2026Heat or hot water · Feb 2026 · 2 reports (4 complaints)Feb 1, 2026Feb 1, 2026 (2nd)Feb 8, 2026Feb 23, 2026Heat or hot water · Mar 2026 · 1 report (2 complaints)Mar 17, 2026Mar 23, 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 1A 2Apt 1C 28Apt 1D 7Apt 2A 1Apt 2C 3Apt 3C 27Apt 4A 6Apt 4C 12Apt 4D 8Apt C 1Apt PH 2

11 of this building’s 17 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.

Fire and safety

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Fire safety class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Fire safety class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Fire safetyApt 1C class C · closed · HPD violation
Show 2 more
2026 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Fire safetyApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Doors and windows class C · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Doors and windows class C · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Doors and windows class C · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class C · HPD violation
Show 5 more
2026 Sep
Doors and windows class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1C class C · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 1C class C · closed · HPD violation
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 23 complaints, 2024–2026 · 9 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Heat or hot water class A · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1C class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
Show 38 more
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt C complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 1C complaint
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4D class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4D complaint
2025 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 4D complaint
2025 Jul
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jul
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 1C class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 1C complaint
2025 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2025 May
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Apr
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4D complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1C complaint
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2024 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2006 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2003 Jul
Fuel burning permit
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Oct 2022, 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

Heat and hot water complaints

10 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)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

5 complaints, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 3C complaint
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 3C complaint
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 4A complaint
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 4D complaint
2026 Jan
LeaksApt 1C complaint
2024 Apr
Plumbing, leaksApt 3C complaint
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 8 complaints, 2025–2026 · 6 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
PestsApt 1C class C · HPD violation
2026 Sep
PestsApt 1C class C · HPD violation
2026 Sep
MoldApt 1C complaint
2026 Mar
MoldApt 3C class A · closed · HPD violation
Show 21 more
2026 Mar
Mold, pestsApt 3C complaint
2026 Mar
MoldApt 3C class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
PestsApt 3C class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Mold, pestsApt 3C complaint
2026 Feb
MoldApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
MoldApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
PestsApt 1C class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
PestsApt 1C class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
MoldApt 1C class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
PestsApt 4D complaint
2026 Feb
PestsApt 1C complaint
2026 Jan
MoldApt 1C complaint
2025 Oct
PestsApt 1C complaint
2025 May
MoldApt 3C class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
Mold, pestsApt 3C complaint
2025 Apr
PestsApt 4D class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
PestsApt 4D class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Mold, pestsApt 3C complaint
2023 Dec
PestsApt 1D complaint
2023 Dec
PestsApt 2C complaint
2023 Dec
PestsApt 4C complaint

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 Feb
GasApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

General condition and all records

HPD violations

139 open: 133 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (34), mold (23), fire safety (19), doors and windows (12); 35 immediately hazardous (class C), 6 about paperwork or notices. Also 6 older records from 2011–2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 1,183 violations on record in all, 1998–2026 — the 174 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Sep
Fire safety class A
2026 Sep
Other conditions class B
2026 Sep
Fire safety class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Sep
Fire safety class B
2026 Sep
Doors and windows class C
2026 Sep
Doors and windows class C
Show 42 more
2026 Sep
Rubbish and cleanliness class B
2026 Sep
Other conditions class B
2026 Sep
Other conditions class B
2026 Sep
Other conditions class B
2026 Sep
Rubbish and cleanliness class B
2026 Sep
Doors and windows class C
2026 Sep
Fire safety class B
2026 Sep
Heat or hot water class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class C
2026 Sep
Doors and windows class A
2026 Sep
Other conditions class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2026 Sep
Fire safety class B
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1C class C
2026 Sep
PestsApt 1C class C
2026 Sep
PestsApt 1C class C
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B
2026 Sep
Fire safetyApt 1C class C · closed
2026 Mar
MoldApt 3C class A · closed
2026 Mar
MoldApt 3C class A · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class C · closed
2026 Mar
PestsApt 3C class C · closed
2026 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Feb
MoldApt 4A class A · closed
2026 Feb
MoldApt 4A class A · closed
2026 Feb
GasApt 4A class C · closed
2026 Feb
Fire safetyApt 4A class C · closed
2026 Feb
PestsApt 1C class C · closed
2026 Feb
PestsApt 1C class C · closed
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · closed
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · closed
2026 Feb
Other conditionsApt 1C class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 1C class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1C class C · closed
2026 Feb
MoldApt 1C class A · closed
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4D class C · closed
2025 Jul
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 1C class C · closed
2025 May
MoldApt 3C class A · closed
2025 Apr
PestsApt 4D class C · closed
2025 Apr
PestsApt 4D class C · closed
and 95 more at the source
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

8 open: 6 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork

2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2006 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
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

Resident complaints to the city

23 heat or hot water, 8 doors or windows, 6 pests, 5 mold, 3 leaks, 3 paint or plaster, 2 plumbing, 2 safety, 1 outside the building

2026 Sep
MoldApt 1C
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water, paint or plaster, mold, pests, leaksApt 3C
2026 Mar
Doors or windows, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, mold, pests, leaksApt 3C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, outside the buildingApt PH
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, plumbingApt 4A
2026 Feb
Plumbing, pestsApt 4D
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, safety, pestsApt 1C
Show 40 more
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 4C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt C
2026 Jan
Mold, leaksApt 1C
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 1C
2025 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 1C
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4D
2025 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 1C
2025 Oct
PestsApt 1C
2025 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 1C
2025 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 4D
2025 Jul
Heat or hot water
2025 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 1C
2025 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 2A
2025 May
Heat or hot water
2025 May
Mold, pestsApt 3C
2025 Apr
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4D
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1C
2024 Apr
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 3C
2024 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2023 Dec
Floors or stairs, outside the building, paint or plaster
2023 Dec
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, safety, pestsApt 1D
2023 Dec
SafetyApt 1A
2023 Dec
Safety, pestsApt 2C
2023 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 3C
2023 Dec
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, safety, pestsApt 4C
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

1 permits since 1990

2003 Jul
Fuel burning permit
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 Sep
Other conditions class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Other conditions class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Other conditions class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Other conditions class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Other conditions class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · HPD violation
Show 19 more
2026 Mar
Paint or plasterApt 3C complaint
2026 Mar
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 3C complaint
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Other conditionsApt 1C class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, outside the buildingApt PH complaint
2026 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 4A complaint
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, safetyApt 1C complaint
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 4C complaint
2025 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 1C complaint
2025 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 1C complaint
2025 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 1C complaint
2024 Apr
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 3C complaint
2023 Dec
Floors or stairs, outside the building, paint or plaster complaint
2023 Dec
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, safetyApt 1D complaint
2023 Dec
SafetyApt 1A complaint
2023 Dec
SafetyApt 2C complaint
2023 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 3C complaint
2023 Dec
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, safetyApt 4C 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.