Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

78 5 Ave

built 1920 · 4 stories · 6 apartments
Registered with the city: rimac realty llc · 17 other buildings here list it; 78 5TH LLC

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
Structural permit, General construction permit, Foundation permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 May
Doors and windowsApt 2R class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 May
Other conditionsApt 2R class B · closed
2026 May
Fire safetyApt 2R class C · closed
2026 Apr
Other conditions class A
2026 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2R class B · closed
2026 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2R class B · closed
2026 Apr
Fire safetyApt 2R class C · closed
2026 Apr
Fire safetyApt 2R class B · closed
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class B · closed
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 2R class B · closed
2026 Apr
ElectricalApt 2R class B · closed
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class B · closed
2026 Mar
Floors or stairs, plumbingApt 3R
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Mar
Electrical, leaksApt 2R
2026 Mar
Latest accepted inspection Mar 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Dec
Electrical, floors or stairsApt 3R
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Dec
Unsanitary conditionsApt 3R
2025 Dec
Floors or stairs, plumbingApt 3
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2R
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3R
2025 Jun
Unsanitary conditions
2024 Oct
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations
2024 Apr
Appliances, electricalApt 7715
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2021 May
Fire safety class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2021 May
PestsApt 3R class C
2019 May
No active shed permit; permits since May 2018, last expired May 2019
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2018 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2017 Jul
Fire safetyApt 2R class B
2017 Jul
LeaksApt 2R class B
2017 Jun
Scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2017 Jun
General construction permit
2017 Jun
Construction class - 1
DOB Violations
2017 May
Other conditions class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2017 Jan
Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2016 Sep
Construction never closed
DOB Violations
2016 Jan
Fire protection permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2014 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2014 Dec
LeaksApt 2R class B · never closed
2013 Nov
Fire protection permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1988 Apr
Fire safety class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1988 Apr
Fire safety class C · never closed
1988 Apr
Fire safety class A · never closed
1988 Apr
Doors and windows class A · never closed
1920
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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