Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

498 Jefferson Ave

built 1910 · 4 stories · 8 apartments
Registered with the city: 498 JEFFERSON AVENUE REALTY LLC

Apartments named in these records

6 of this building’s 8 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

Structure and facade

Issues on record
  • 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 · 6 complaints, 2024–2026 · 4 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 4C complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4C complaint
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2C complaint
Show 26 more
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2C complaint
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1D complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2B complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2B 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
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2019 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2013 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2009 Dec
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2008 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2007 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2006 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2005 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2004 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2003 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2002 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2001 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2000 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1999 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1998 May
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1997 Sep
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
Heat and hot water complaints

3 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 inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 3 complaints, 2026
Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 5 complaints, 2026

Electrical

Issues on record · 3 complaints, 2026

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

Gas

  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

General condition and all records

HPD violations

66 open: 61 about building conditions — fire safety (10), walls, floors and stairs (9), other conditions (8), leaks (7); 22 immediately hazardous (class C), 5 about paperwork or notices. Also 15 older records from 1983–2016 never closed. 3 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 140 violations on record in all, 1983–2026 — the 84 most recent are listed here

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

Permit history

2 permits since 1990

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

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
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

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