Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

514 3 Ave

built 1931 · 3 stories · 3 apartments
Registered with the city: ED DEFREITAS LLC; E.D. DEFREITAS, LLC

Water and pipes

Issues on record
What has happened here
1987 May
Plumbing class B · never closed · HPD violation
Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)

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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record, most recently 2023
What has happened here
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2019 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2018 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2017 Feb
Boilers class - 2 · DOB violation
2017 Feb
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2015 Oct
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
Show 20 more
2015 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2014 May
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2013 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2011 Dec
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2009 Dec
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2009 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers 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
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 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1995 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1994 Jun
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1987 May
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · never closed · HPD violation
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Mar 2026, 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 sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Pests and cleanliness

Older records on file
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2023 Mar
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2022 Feb
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2021 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
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1987 May
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · never closed · HPD violation

Fire and safety

Older records on file
What has happened here
1987 May
Fire safety class B · never closed · HPD violation
1987 May
Fire safety class B · never closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Older records on file
What has happened here
1987 May
Doors and windows class B · never closed · HPD violation
1987 May
Walls, floors and stairs class B · never closed · HPD violation
1987 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · never 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

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

  • Basementno recordUnknown

General condition and all records

HPD violations

15 open: 15 about paperwork or notices. Also 16 older records from 1987 never closed. 36 violations on record in all, 1987–2026 — the 31 most recent are listed here

2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2023 Mar
Pests class A · paperwork
2022 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
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2022 Feb
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2022 Feb
Pests class A · paperwork
2021 Apr
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2021 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
2019 Oct
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2018 Oct
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2017 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
1987 May
Doors and windows class B · never closed
1987 May
Walls, floors and stairs class B · never closed
1987 May
Fire safety class B · never closed
1987 May
Fire safety class B · never closed
1987 May
Other conditions class B · never closed
1987 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · never closed
1987 May
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · never closed
1987 May
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · never closed
1987 May
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed
1987 May
Plumbing class B · never closed
and 6 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

Everything else on record
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2022 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2022 Feb
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2021 Apr
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
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2019 Oct
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2018 Oct
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2017 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
1987 May
Other conditions class B · never closed · HPD violation
1987 May
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed · HPD violation
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints
  • Permit historyno record0 permits since 1990

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

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

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