# 74 5 Ave, Brooklyn What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/74-5-avenue-brooklyn > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. ## In one line 12 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about mold and plumbing and heat or hot water and fire safety and leaks (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1920 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 12 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about mold and plumbing and heat or hot water and fire safety and leaks - Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario - 3 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2020–2023 - 115 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Also on record - City stormwater map shows nuisance flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Boiler inspection filed Dec 2025 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19) - **Water service line:** Non-Lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) - **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) - **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 122 open: 115 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (30), smoke or CO detectors (18), leaks (16), plumbing (16); 12 immediately hazardous (class C), 7 about paperwork or notices. Also 53 older records from 1988–2011 never closed. 6 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 199 violations on record in all, 1988–2026 — the 181 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 19 open: 3 about building conditions, 9 about filings or paperwork, 7 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 1 heat or hot water complaint (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 4 heat or hot water, 2 floors or stairs, 2 general repairs, 2 leaks, 2 pests, 1 appliances, 1 doors or windows, 1 electrical, 1 mold, 1 paint or plaster, 1 plumbing (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** No boiler registration or district steam on record (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20) - **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19) - **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 2 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 2 of 6 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 4L: https://blueflo.tech/b/74-5-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4l - Apt 4R: https://blueflo.tech/b/74-5-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4r ## Registered with the city - DHCR EXPERT, INC (Agent, Registration Contacts) - 74 FIFTH AVE HDFC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - Individual owner (name not shown) (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/74-5-avenue-brooklyn/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/74-5-avenue-brooklyn - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=74-5-avenue-brooklyn - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt