Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

53 Patchen Ave

built 1931 · 3 stories · 6 apartments on its tax lot
Registered with the city: SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED INC

Water and pipes

Issues on record
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)

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

Heat and hot water

Older records on file
What has happened here
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsnot requiredNot required: residential buildings with 6 or fewer units are exempt from annual filings
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

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: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); 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

Elevators

Older records on file
What has happened here
2019 Sep
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction DOB violation
2018 Jan
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction DOB violation
2017 Jan
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction DOB violation
1997 Jan
Local Law 10/81 - Elevator never closed · DOB violation
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

General condition and all records

DOB violations

5 open: 3 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork

2019 Sep
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
2018 Jan
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
2017 Jan
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
1997 Jan
Local Law 10/81 - Elevator 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

  • HPD violationsfound0 open
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints
  • Permit historyno record0 permits since 1990

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
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
Structure and facadeNo data published
  • 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

Sources

22 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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