# 872 Madison St, Brooklyn What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/872-madison-street-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 14 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and doors and windows and fire safety (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1930 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 8 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 14 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and doors and windows and fire safety - City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out) - 47 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Clean in the records - Boiler inspection filed Jun 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, 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:** Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records) (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: 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) - **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 48 open: 47 about building conditions — heat or hot water (13), doors and windows (10), walls, floors and stairs (9), electrical (3); 14 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 7 older records from 2008–2014 never closed. 11 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 141 violations on record in all, 2008–2026 — the 66 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 2 open: 2 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 2 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 4 paint or plaster, 4 safety, 2 heat or hot water, 1 doors or windows, 1 general repairs, 1 leaks, 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:** Latest boiler work permit 2005 (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 (2026) (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:** 6 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 5 of 8 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1L: https://blueflo.tech/b/872-madison-street-brooklyn/unit/1l - Apt 1R: https://blueflo.tech/b/872-madison-street-brooklyn/unit/1r - Apt 3R: https://blueflo.tech/b/872-madison-street-brooklyn/unit/3r - Apt 4L: https://blueflo.tech/b/872-madison-street-brooklyn/unit/4l - Apt 4R: https://blueflo.tech/b/872-madison-street-brooklyn/unit/4r ## Registered with the city - HOWARD AVENUE DEVELOPMENT LP (Agent, Registration Contacts) - HOWARD AVENUE DEVELOPMENT, LP (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - HOWARD AVENUE DEVELOPMENT L.P. (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/872-madison-street-brooklyn/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/872-madison-street-brooklyn - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=872-madison-street-brooklyn - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt