Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

491 Emerald St

built 1901 · 3 stories · 3 apartments

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 Feb
Construction class - 1
DOB Violations
2025 Sep
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152
2024 Nov
Construction class - 1
2024 Nov
Construction class - 2
2024 Nov
Zoning class - 2
2024 Nov
Construction class - 2
2024 Sep
Plumbing
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2017 Nov
Other conditions class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2017 Nov
Other conditionsApt 1FL class C
2017 Nov
PlumbingApt 1FL class C
2016 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2 class B · never closed
2015 Mar
Electrical class B · never closed
2015 Mar
GasApt 3 class B · never closed
2015 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class B · never closed
2015 Mar
ElectricalApt 3 class B · never closed
2008 Aug
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1901
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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