Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

498 Jefferson Ave

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built 1910 · 4 stories · 8 apartments · BIN 3045660 · BBL 3016540005

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

498 JEFFERSON AVENUE REALTY LLC

Heat or hot water: 5 reports to the city since 2024
2024Heat or hot water · Jan 2024 · 1 report (3 complaints)Jan 19, 2024Jan 20, 2024Jan 22, 2024Heat or hot water · Nov 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Nov 30, 2024
2025Heat or hot water · Jan 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 7, 2025
2026Heat or hot water · Jan 2026 · 1 report (3 complaints)Jan 22, 2026Jan 26, 2026Jan 27, 2026Heat or hot water · Jul 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jul 17, 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 1B 3Apt 1D 8Apt 2A 2Apt 2B 13Apt 2C 3Apt 4C 22

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
What has happened here
2026 Mar
Fire safety class C · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class C · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class C · HPD violation
2013 Jun
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
2013 Mar
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
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2008 Jun
General construction permit
  • 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
What has happened here
2026 Apr
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 2B class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 1B complaint
2026 Jan
Plumbing, leaksApt 2B complaint
2008 Mar
Plumbing permit
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
What has happened here
2026 Jul
PestsApt 4C class C · HPD violation
2026 Jun
MoldApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
PestsApt 4C class C · HPD violation
2026 Jun
PestsApt 4C class C · HPD violation
2026 Jun
MoldApt 4C class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
PestsApt 4C class C · HPD violation
Show 11 more
2026 Jun
PestsApt 4C complaint
2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2026 May
MoldApt 1D complaint
2026 May
Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 1D complaint
2026 Mar
MoldApt 1B class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Pests class C · HPD violation
2026 Mar
MoldApt 1B class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
PestsApt 4C complaint
2026 Jan
MoldApt 2B complaint
2024 Apr
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2023 Nov
MoldApt 2B complaint

Electrical

Issues on record · 3 complaints, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Jul
ElectricalApt 4C class C · HPD violation
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 4C class C · HPD violation
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 4C class C · HPD violation
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 4C complaint
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 4C complaint
Show 2 more
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 4C complaint
2026 Mar
ElectricalApt 2B 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

Gas

What has happened here
2026 Mar
GasApt 2B 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

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

2026 Jul
PestsApt 4C class C
2026 Jul
ElectricalApt 4C class C
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Jun
MoldApt 4C class B
2026 Jun
PestsApt 4C class C
2026 Jun
PestsApt 4C class C
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 4C class B
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 4C class C
Show 20 more
2026 Jun
MoldApt 4C class A · closed
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 4C class C
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 4C class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class C
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 4C class B
2026 Jun
PestsApt 4C class C
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 4C class B
2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork
2026 Mar
GasApt 2B class B
2026 Mar
ElectricalApt 2B class B
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2B class B
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2B class B
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 2B class B
2026 Mar
MoldApt 1B class B
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class C
2026 Mar
Fire safety class C
2026 Mar
Pests class C
2026 Mar
MoldApt 1B class A · closed
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
and 53 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

Permit history

2 permits since 1990

2008 Jun
General construction permit, Plumbing permit
and 1 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 Jun
Other conditionsApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2026 May
General repairsApt 1D complaint
2026 May
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 1D complaint
2026 May
Doors or windowsApt 1D complaint
Show 8 more
2026 May
Safety complaint
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2B class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2B class B · HPD violation
2026 Jan
SafetyApt 4C complaint
2026 Jan
Paint or plasterApt 2B complaint
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2024 Oct
General repairsApt 2C complaint
2002 Oct
Hpd hazardous · never closed · DOB violation

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

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.