Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

7 Balfour Pl

Printed 2026-10-21 from blueflo.tech/b/7-balfour-place-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).

Also known as 522 Empire Blvd, 524 Empire Blvd, 526 Empire Blvd, 528 Empire Blvd, 530 Empire Blvd — one building, several doors.

built 1928 · 6 stories · 39 apartments · BIN 3035165 · BBL 3013240035

Worth knowing
4 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about doors and windows and fire safety
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-20
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

NACHLA ASSOCIATES LLC

Worth knowing
4 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about doors and windows and fire safety
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-20

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

9 of this building’s 39 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

Structure and facade

Issues on record

Heat and hot water

3 complaints, 2024–2025
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 4 oil (Rockmills MP-90), registration current since Oct 2024

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Feb 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

Issues on record (2024) · 2 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year
Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

1 complaint, 2026

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21
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

Elevators

Older records on file
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Dec 2025

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

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

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 35 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

12 open: 10 about building conditions — doors and windows (4), fire safety (3), leaks (1), other conditions (1); 4 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 16 older records from 2002–2016 never closed. 10 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 157 violations on record in all, 1987–2026 — the 38 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Sep
Fire safety class A
2026 Aug
Doors and windows class B
2026 Aug
Doors and windows class C
2026 Aug
Doors and windows class B
2026 Aug
Other conditions class B
2026 Aug
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Aug
Fire safety class C · closed
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2026 Aug
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Aug
Fire safetyApt D7 class C
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt D7 class C
2026 Aug
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Aug
Lead-based paintApt D7 class C · paperwork
2026 Aug
Lead-based paintApt D7 class C · paperwork
2026 Mar
Other conditions class A · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt A1 class B · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt A1 class B · closed
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt A1 class A · closed
2024 Sep
LeaksApt F4 class B
2024 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt F4 class B
2024 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2022 Nov
Fire safety class C
2016 Sep
PestsApt C3 class B · never closed
2016 Sep
PestsApt C3 class B · never closed
2013 Mar
PestsApt B4 class B · never closed
2013 Mar
PestsApt B4 class B · never closed
2013 Jan
PestsApt B2 class B · never closed
2012 Oct
Lead-based paintApt A2 class C · never closed
2011 Sep
Heat or hot waterApt D5 class C · never closed
2010 Mar
Lead-based paintApt D5 class C · never closed
2009 Sep
Lead-based paintApt D5 class C · never closed
2009 Sep
Lead-based paintApt D5 class C · never closed
2009 Sep
Lead-based paintApt D5 class C · never closed
2009 Sep
Lead-based paintApt D5 class C · never closed
2009 Sep
Lead-based paintApt D5 class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

3 open: 2 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

3 heat or hot water, 2 general repairs, 2 paint or plaster, 2 plumbing, 1 doors or windows, 1 floors or stairs, 1 leaks, 1 pests, 1 safety

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 history

3 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

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

Nothing on record

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

Sources

23 datasets

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