553 Howard Ave

Fire safetyApt 2 class C · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 6 class C · closed · HPD violation

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Structure and facade

Issues on record

What has happened here

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 2 class C · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 10 class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 10 class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 10 class B · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 10 class C · HPD violation

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Walls, floors and stairsApt 10 class B · HPD violation

Structure and facade class C · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class C · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed · HPD violation

Construction class - 3 · DOB violation

2015 Feb

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 · 41 complaints, 2024–2026 · 20 in the past year

What has happened here

Heat or hot waterApt 6 class C · HPD violation

2026 Jan

2026 Jan

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Heat or hot waterApt 5 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 12 class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 6 class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 12 class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 12 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 6 class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 12 complaint

2025 Feb

Boilers class - 2 · DOB violation

2024 Mar

2024 Mar

Boilers class - 1 · DOB violation

2023 Dec

Heat or hot waterApt 4 complaint

2023 Dec

Heat or hot waterApt 5 complaint

Heat or hot water complaint

2023 Jun

2019 Nov

2018 Apr

2017 Feb

Boilers non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation

2006 Jan

1994 Dec

Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit

1993 Aug

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Oct 2023, 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

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 1994

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19

What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

18 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

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 19 complaints, 2024–2026 · 5 in the past year

What has happened here

PlumbingApt 10 class B · HPD violation

LeaksApt 10 class B · HPD violation

Plumbing, leaksApt 10 complaint

2026 Apr

2026 Feb

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Leaks class C · closed · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 10 class C · closed · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 10 complaint

LeaksApt 10 complaint

LeaksApt 6 class C · closed · HPD violation

LeaksApt 6 complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 6 complaint

LeaksApt 33 complaint

LeaksApt 10 complaint

PlumbingApt 6 complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 6 complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 6 complaint

LeaksApt 6 complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 10 complaint

2024 Sep

2024 Jul

Plumbing, leaksApt 10 complaint

2024 Jun

LeaksApt 5 complaint

2024 Mar

LeaksApt 4 complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 11 complaint

PlumbingApt 11 complaint

PlumbingApt 11 complaint

PlumbingApt 5 complaint

PlumbingApt 10 complaint

1993 Aug

Plumbing permit

Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 35 complaints, 2024–2026 · 8 in the past year

What has happened here

PestsApt 2 class C · HPD violation

Unsanitary conditionsApt 2 complaint

PestsApt 2 complaint

PestsApt 2 class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 10 class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 10 class C · HPD violation

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Mold, pests, unsanitary conditionsApt 10 complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 6 complaint

Mold, pestsApt 10 complaint

MoldApt 10 class A · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 6 complaint

Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 12 complaint

Mold, pestsApt 10 complaint

MoldApt 10 complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 12 complaint

Mold class A · closed · HPD violation

Unsanitary conditionsApt 2 complaint

Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 2 complaint

PestsApt 9 complaint

Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 12 complaint

MoldApt 3 complaint

PestsApt 33 complaint

Unsanitary conditions complaint

Mold, pestsApt 6 complaint

Mold, pestsApt 10 complaint

Mold, pestsApt 5 complaint

Mold, pestsApt 11 complaint

Mold, pestsApt 2 complaint

Electrical

8 complaints, 2025–2026 · 4 in the past year

What has happened here

2026 Apr

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ElectricalApt 3 complaint

2025 Jun

2024 Jul

ElectricalApt 7 complaint

2024 Jul

ElectricalApt 6 complaint

ElectricalApt 9 complaint

ElectricalApt 6 complaint

ElectricalApt 11 complaint

ElectricalApt 11 complaint

ElectricalApt 11 complaint

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

Rent and tenancy

On the state list

Rent stabilizationWhole tax lot

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations); listed for this tax lot (1 addresses), not under this building's address

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30

What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

Gas

What has happened here

GasApt 9 class C · closed · HPD violation

GasApt 9 class C · closed · HPD violation

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

657 open: 636 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (121), pests (119), doors and windows (62), heat or hot water (62); 251 immediately hazardous (class C), 21 about paperwork or notices. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 1,587 violations on record in all, 2007–2026 — the 768 most recent are listed here

PestsApt 2 class C

Fire safetyApt 2 class C

PestsApt 2 class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B

Doors and windowsApt 2 class C

Doors and windowsApt 10 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 10 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 10 class B

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Doors and windowsApt 10 class C

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 10 class B

PestsApt 10 class C

Other conditionsApt 10 class B

PlumbingApt 10 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 10 class B

PestsApt 10 class C

Other conditionsApt 10 class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 10 class B

LeaksApt 10 class B

2026 May

2026 Apr

Heat or hot waterApt 6 class C

Structure and facade class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class C

Leaks class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed

MoldApt 10 class A · closed

PlumbingApt 10 class C · closed

GasApt 9 class C · closed

Fire safetyApt 6 class C · closed

GasApt 9 class C · closed

Mold class A · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 12 class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 6 class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 12 class C · closed

LeaksApt 6 class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 6 class C · closed

and 607 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

DOB violations

10 open: 8 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years

Low Pressure Boiler

Boilers non-hazardous · never closed

Construction class - 3

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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

Resident complaints to the city

41 heat or hot water, 25 pests, 22 doors or windows, 19 appliances, 17 general repairs, 16 plumbing, 10 leaks, 9 electrical, 9 mold, 9 unsanitary conditions, 8 floors or stairs, 8 paint or plaster, 1 safety

General repairs, unsanitary conditionsApt 2

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 2

Appliances, electrical, paint or plaster, plumbing, safety, mold, pests, unsanitary conditions, leaksApt 10

Heat or hot waterApt 10

Unsanitary conditionsApt 6