Building health · BROOKLYN, NY
built 1910 · 4 stories · 12 apartments
Registered with the city: 553 HOWARD LLC; 553 HOWARD AVE HOUSING
Ownership transferred Jul 2026, no sale price · NYC Department of Finance
The building’s record over time
Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Oct
PestsApt 2 class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Oct
Fire safetyApt 2 class C
2026 Sep
General repairs, unsanitary conditionsApt 2
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Sep
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 2
2026 Aug
PestsApt 2 class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 2 class C
2026 Jul
Ownership transferred, no sale price
NYC Citywide Annualized Calendar Sales
2026 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 10 class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 10 class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 10 class B
2026 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 10 class C
2026 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 10 class B
2026 Jul
PestsApt 10 class C
2026 Jul
Other conditionsApt 10 class B
2026 Jul
PlumbingApt 10 class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 10 class B
2026 Jul
PestsApt 10 class C
2026 Jul
Other conditionsApt 10 class B
2026 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 10 class B
2026 Jul
LeaksApt 10 class B
2026 Jul
Other conditions class B · paperwork
2026 Jul
Other conditions class B · paperwork
2026 Jul
Appliances, electrical, paint or plaster, plumbing, safety, mold, pests, unsanitary conditions, leaksApt 10
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2026 Jun
Unsanitary conditionsApt 6
2026 Jun
Electrical, heat or hot water, mold, pestsApt 10
2026 May
Other conditions class B · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Apr
Appliances, doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 2
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Apr
Other conditions class B · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6 class C
2026 Mar
Structure and facade class C
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class C
2026 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 9
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2025 Dec
Doors and windows class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Dec
Leaks class C · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 10
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Dec
Electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 2
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2025 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed
2025 Nov
MoldApt 10 class A · closed
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 10
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 10
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Nov
Appliances, doors or windows, pestsApt 12
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2025 Nov
PlumbingApt 10 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Nov
Appliances, heat or hot water, pestsApt 6
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2025 Oct
GasApt 9 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Oct
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 11
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Oct
AppliancesApt 12
2025 Oct
Doors or windows, unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 12
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2025 Sep
Appliances, doors or windows, electrical, general repairs, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 10
2025 Sep
Fire safetyApt 6 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Sep
GasApt 9 class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 9
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Sep
AppliancesApt 9
2025 Sep
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, mold, leaksApt 10
2025 Sep
Doors or windows, unsanitary conditionsApt 12
2025 Sep
PestsApt 12
2025 Sep
Appliances, pestsApt 12
2025 Sep
PestsApt 12
2025 Aug
Doors or windows
2025 Aug
Doors and windows class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Aug
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Aug
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Aug
Mold class A · closed
2025 Aug
Appliances, electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbing, unsanitary conditionsApt 2
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 12 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 6 class C · closed
2025 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 12 class C · closed
2025 Aug
Doors or windowsApt 12
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Aug
Heat or hot water, pestsApt 12
2025 Aug
General repairsApt 12
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 6 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Aug
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 2
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Aug
Doors or windows, unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 2
2025 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 6 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Aug
General repairs, heat or hot water, plumbing, pestsApt 9
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Aug
Doors and windows class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Aug
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Aug
Doors or windows
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Aug
PestsApt 11
2025 Aug
Floors or stairs, general repairs, heat or hot water, plumbing, pestsApt 2
2025 Aug
Appliances, doors or windows, heat or hot water, pests, leaksApt 6
2025 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2025 Jul
Appliances, general repairs, plumbing, pests, leaksApt 6
2025 Jul
Construction class - 3
DOB Violations
2025 Jul
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 10
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jul
Appliances, general repairs, paint or plaster, moldApt 10
2025 Jul
AppliancesApt 6
2025 Jul
Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 12
2025 Jul
Electrical, general repairs, moldApt 3
2025 Jun
ElectricalApt 2
2025 May
PestsApt 12
2025 May
Appliances, general repairs, pests, leaksApt 33
2025 May
Doors or windows, unsanitary conditions
2025 May
Appliances, general repairs, paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 10
2025 Apr
Doors or windows, pestsApt 1
2025 Feb
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, heat or hot waterApt 12
2025 Jan
Paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 6
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2025 Jan
Boilers class - 2
DOB Violations
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2024 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 11
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2024 Dec
General repairs, heat or hot water, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 6
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 1
2024 Nov
Doors or windows, heat or hot waterApt 11
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 9
2024 Nov
Plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 6
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2024 Nov
Paint or plaster, pests, leaksApt 6
2024 Nov
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbingApt 9
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water, pestsApt 1
2024 Oct
MoldApt 6
2024 Sep
General repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 10
2024 Sep
Floors or stairsApt 9
2024 Sep
Doors or windows, pestsApt 4
2024 Jul
Doors or windows, pestsApt 4
2024 Jul
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 10
2024 Jul
Appliances, electrical, plumbing, leaksApt 10
2024 Jul
ElectricalApt 7
2024 Jun
Appliances, mold, pests, leaksApt 5
2024 May
Doors or windowsApt 3
2024 Apr
AppliancesApt 5
2024 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 11
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 9
2024 Mar
Paint or plasterApt 4
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, pestsApt 5
2024 Mar
General repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt 9
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2024 Feb
Electrical, heat or hot water, paint or plasterApt 6
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2024 Feb
LeaksApt 4
2024 Feb
MoldApt 9
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2024 Jan
Doors or windows, electricalApt 9
2024 Jan
MoldApt 9
2024 Jan
Boilers class - 1
DOB Violations
2024 Jan
General repairsApt 10
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2
2023 Nov
General repairsApt 6
2023 Nov
Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, heat or hot water, paint or plasterApt 6
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2023 Nov
Electrical, heat or hot water, plumbing, pests, leaksApt 11
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5
2023 Nov
Electrical, plumbing, pestsApt 11
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2023 Nov
ElectricalApt 11
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 9
2023 Nov
Plumbing, mold, pestsApt 11
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2023 Nov
LeaksApt 6
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2023 Nov
LeaksApt 6
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 9
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 9
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2023 Nov
PestsApt 11
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2023 Oct
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 2
2023 Oct
PlumbingApt 5
2023 Oct
Paint or plaster, plumbingApt 10
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 10
2023 Oct
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 2
2023 Oct
Latest accepted inspection Oct 2023, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2019 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2018 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2017 Feb
Low Pressure Boiler
2015 Feb
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2006 Jan
Boilers non-hazardous · never closed
DOB Violations
1994 Dec
Latest boiler work permit 1994
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1994 Dec
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit, Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations
1910
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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