Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

538 Bainbridge St

Printed 2026-10-21 from blueflo.tech/b/538-bainbridge-street-brooklyn, where it is kept current. These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. Not a warranty. May not be used for tenant screening (terms of use).

built 1907 · 3 stories · 6 apartments · BIN 3040890 · BBL 3015100027

Worth knowing
7 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests and doors and windows and electrical and lead-based paint
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

WATERSTONE GROUP LLC, 538 BAINBRIDGE REALTY LLC, RIFOS REALTY LLC

Worth knowing
7 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests and doors and windows and electrical and lead-based paint
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19

How often each problem is 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

5 of this building’s 6 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.

Heat and hot water

Issues on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record, most recently 2023

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record (2023) · 1 complaint, 2024

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2023

Electrical

Issues on record (2024) · 1 complaint, 2024

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2023
What has happened here
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1R class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class B · closed · HPD violation
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2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3L class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 3L class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2023 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2023 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 2R class B · HPD violation
2021 May
Doors and windowsApt 1R class C · HPD violation
2011 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1L class A · never closed · HPD violation
2011 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1L class A · never closed · HPD violation
2009 Jan
Construction never closed · DOB violation
2008 Dec
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
2008 Dec
Construction never closed · DOB violation
2005 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1L class A · never closed · HPD violation
2005 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1L class A · never closed · HPD violation
2005 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1L class A · 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: 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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

16 open: 15 about building conditions — fire safety (4), doors and windows (2), pests (2), smoke or CO detectors (2); 7 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 7 older records from 2005–2011 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 442 violations on record in all, 2005–2026 — the 53 most recent are listed here

2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2024 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Jul
ElectricalApt 1R class C
2024 Jul
PlumbingApt 1R class B · closed
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1R class B · closed
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class A · closed
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class A · closed
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2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class B · closed
2024 Jun
LeaksApt 2L class B · closed
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class B · closed
2024 Jun
PestsApt 2L class C · closed
2024 Jun
PestsApt 2L class C · closed
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class B · closed
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2L class B · closed
2024 Jun
Other conditions class B · closed
2024 Jun
ElectricalApt 3L class B · closed
2024 Jun
Other conditionsApt 3L class B · closed
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3L class B · closed
2024 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 3L class B · closed
2024 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3L class B · closed
2024 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3L class B · closed
2024 Jun
Other conditions class B · closed
2024 Jun
Doors and windows class B · closed
2024 Jun
Doors and windows class B · closed
2024 Jun
Doors and windows class B · closed
2023 Aug
Leaks class B
2023 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2023 Aug
Fire safety class B
2023 Aug
MoldApt 2R class B
2023 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 2R class B
2023 Aug
PestsApt 2R class C
2023 Aug
PestsApt 2R class C
2023 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2R class B
2023 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2R class B
2022 Apr
Fire safety class C
2022 Apr
Fire safety class C
2022 Feb
Fire safety class B
2021 May
Doors and windowsApt 1R class C
2021 Apr
Lead-based paintApt 1R class C · paperwork
2021 Apr
Lead-based paintApt 1R class C
2011 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1L class A · never closed
2011 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1L class A · never closed
2008 Sep
Other conditions class B · never closed
2008 Sep
Fire safety class B · never closed
2005 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1L class A · never closed
2005 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1L class A · never closed
2005 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1L class A · never closed
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

Resident complaints to the city

4 safety, 1 electrical, 1 mold, 1 pests

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

  • 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
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.