Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

578 Ralph Ave

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Also known as 1627 Lincoln Pl — one building, several doors.

built 1922 · 4 stories · 17 apartments · BIN 3037219 · BBL 3013870052

Worth knowing
9 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and heat or hot water
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

578 Ralph Avenue HDFC

Heat or hot water: 11 reports to the city since 2024
2024
2025Heat or hot water · Jan 2025 · 2 reports (5 complaints)Jan 7, 2025Jan 7, 2025 (2nd)Jan 10, 2025Jan 21, 2025Jan 23, 2025Heat or hot water · Feb 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Feb 18, 2025Heat or hot water · Oct 2025 · 2 reports (3 complaints)Oct 1, 2025Oct 28, 2025Oct 30, 2025Heat or hot water · Nov 2025 · 1 report (2 complaints)Nov 12, 2025Nov 13, 2025Heat or hot water · Dec 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Dec 4, 2025
2026Heat or hot water · Jan 2026 · 2 reports (5 complaints)Jan 18, 2026Jan 22, 2026Jan 24, 2026Jan 29, 2026Feb 2, 2026Heat or hot water · Feb 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Feb 7, 2026Heat or hot water · Apr 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 20, 2026
Source: HPD Complaints and Problems · as of 2026-10-21

Also 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

Apt 5B 1Apt 5C 8Apt B3 1Apt C5 29Apt D2 20

5 of this building’s 17 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.

Fire and safety

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Fire safety class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Fire safety class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Fire safetyApt 5C class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Fire safetyApt 5B class C · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt D2 class B · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt D2 class A · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Doors and windowsApt C5 class B · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
Show 3 more
2022 Nov
General construction permit
2017 Jul
General construction permit
1994 Apr
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 · 19 complaints, 2025–2026 · 12 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt C5 complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt D2 class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt C5 complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
Show 20 more
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt C5 complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
2025 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 5C class B · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt C5 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt C5 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt B3 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5C complaint
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2017 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit
2014 May
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Rockmills Mp40 ROCKMILLS MP40), registration expired since Jan 1991

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jan 2025, defects reported: yes

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 and hot water complaints

13 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)

  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Apr
PlumbingApt C5 complaint
2026 Jan
LeaksApt D2 class B · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Leaks class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 5C class B · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Plumbing permit
2024 Jun
Plumbing permit
Show 3 more
2017 Jul
Plumbing permit
1993 Dec
Plumbing permit
1990 Jul
Plumbing never closed · DOB violation
Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 4 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2026 Apr
PestsApt C5 class C · HPD violation
2026 Apr
PestsApt C5 class C · HPD violation
2026 Apr
PestsApt C5 complaint
2025 Nov
PestsApt C5 class C · HPD violation
Show 9 more
2025 Nov
PestsApt C5 class C · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2025 Apr
PestsApt 5C complaint
2025 Jan
PestsApt 5C complaint
2024 Apr
MoldApt C5 class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
MoldApt C5 complaint
2024 Apr
MoldApt C5 class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
MoldApt C5 class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Mold, pestsApt C5 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

  • BasementfoundNo basement

General condition and all records

HPD violations

52 open: 46 about building conditions — smoke or CO detectors (11), walls, floors and stairs (8), leaks (7), pests (7); 9 immediately hazardous (class C), 6 about paperwork or notices. Also 46 older records from 1989–2012 never closed. 11 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 122 violations on record in all, 1989–2026 — the 109 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Fire safety class C
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork
2026 Apr
PestsApt C5 class C
2026 Apr
PestsApt C5 class C
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Feb
Fire safety class B
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C
Show 28 more
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt D2 class C · closed
2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt D2 class B
2026 Jan
LeaksApt D2 class B
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt D2 class A
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt D2 class B
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt D2 class B
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2025 Nov
PestsApt C5 class C
2025 Nov
PestsApt C5 class C
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt D2 class B
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt D2 class B
2025 Oct
Other conditionsApt C5 class B
2025 Oct
Doors and windowsApt C5 class B
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Oct
Fire safety class A · closed
2025 Oct
Leaks class C · closed
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt D2 class B
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt D2 class B
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork
2025 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 5C class B
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 5C class B
2025 Apr
Other conditionsApt 5C class B
2025 Apr
Fire safetyApt 5C class C · closed
2025 Jan
Fire safetyApt 5B class C · closed
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2024 Apr
MoldApt C5 class A · closed
2024 Apr
MoldApt C5 class A · closed
2024 Apr
MoldApt C5 class A · closed
and 62 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

4 open: 2 about building conditions, 2 older than 10 years

2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2014 May
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
1990 Jul
Plumbing 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

Permit history

8 permits since 1990

2025 Mar
Plumbing permit
2024 Jun
Plumbing permit
2022 Nov
General construction permit
2017 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit, Plumbing permit, General construction permit
1994 Apr
General construction permit
1993 Dec
Plumbing permit
and 2 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Apr
Floors or stairsApt C5 complaint
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt D2 class B · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt D2 class B · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt D2 class B · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt D2 class B · HPD violation
Show 11 more
2025 Oct
Other conditionsApt C5 class B · HPD violation
2025 Oct
General repairs, safetyApt C5 complaint
2025 Oct
Floors or stairsApt C5 complaint
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt D2 class B · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt D2 class B · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Other conditionsApt 5C class B · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Floors or stairsApt 5C complaint
2025 Feb
Doors or windowsApt C5 complaint
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Doors or windows, safetyApt C5 complaint
2024 Apr
Doors or windowsApt C5 complaint

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

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

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