537 49 Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220BBL 3-00775-0070Map
Owner of record: 537 49th Street Corp.
537 49 Street is a walk-up apartment building built in 1910 in Brooklyn, 11220. It has 8 residential units across 4 floors. The owner of record is 537 49th Street Corp.. HPD has recorded 79 housing violations here, most recently on May 1, 2026. 12 of the 50 most recent violations are still open. City tax records listed 8 rent-stabilized apartments here in 2024.
- HPD violations
- 79
- DOB violations
- 9
- ECB violations
- 5
- HPD complaints
- 93
What to know
Immediately hazardous issues among recent violations are still open.
Date of the most recent HPD inspection that found a problem.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
Counts come from owners' rent-stabilization filings shown on NYC Department of Finance tax bills, as extracted by JustFix. They tell you a building has stabilized apartments, not which ones.
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Violations
Most recent first. The newest 10 per agency here; the full lists are a click away.
HPD housing violations · 79
- ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
May 1, 2026
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st story
Dec 31, 2023
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story
Dec 31, 2023
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 3rd story
Nov 27, 2023
Closed — Violation dismissed - BHazardous
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retatdant ceiling at public hall, 3rd story
Nov 27, 2023
Closed — Violation dismissed - CImmediately hazardous
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective vestibule door at public hall, 1st story
Nov 27, 2023
Closed — Violation closed - ANon-hazardous
Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected
Nov 27, 2023
Closed — Violation dismissed - BHazardous
Repair the roof so that it will not leak at ceiling at 1st public hall from north, 4th story
Nov 27, 2023
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at 1st public hall from north, 4th story
Nov 27, 2023
Closed — Violation dismissed - BHazardous
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant ceiling at 1st public hall from north, 4th story
Nov 27, 2023
Closed — Violation dismissed
DOB building violations · 9
- Low pressure boiler boiler required
Violation issued-failure to file 2023 external low pressure inspection
Sep 23, 2024
Dob violation - active - Low pressure boiler boiler required
Violation issued-failure to file 2020 external low pressure inspection
Jun 30, 2023
Dob violation - active - Low pressure boiler boiler required
Violation issued-failure to file 2019 external low pressure inspection
Jun 20, 2023
Dob violation - active - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Jan 3, 2008
Dob violation - active - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Jan 19, 2007
Dob violation - active - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Feb 13, 2004
Dob violation - active - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Mar 26, 2002
Dob violation - dismissed - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Feb 7, 2000
Dob violation - dismissed - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Mar 16, 1999
Dob violation - active
ECB violations · 5
- Class - 2
During an inspection of one weil mclain model egh105.found ceiling andwalls with holes. found backflow with no pipe down /boiler room being used for storage. correct all violating conditions and submit a certif
Jan 5, 2024 · Penalty $310
Resolve - Non-hazardous
Use of illegal hardware! door use for access to cellar from 1st flr public hall found with padlock preventing egress in case of an emergency as cellar found with dwelling space(consisting) of sros. #3 rooms wit
Mar 31, 2008 · Penalty $350
Active - Non-hazardous
Failure to maintain interior building! hazardous defects noted: cellarfound with dwelling space for living and walls and ceiling, not firestopped throughout with steel beam and(lolly)columns exposed with out sp
Mar 31, 2008 · Penalty $800
Active - Non-hazardous
Occupancy contrary to that allowed by c of o or dept of building records: cellar is arranged and occupied as a dwelling spaces with bathroom, kitchens and rooms use as sros. contrary to dept records. which spec
Mar 31, 2008 · Penalty $400
Active - Non-hazardous
Work w/o a permit! illegal work noted: full height partitions found erected at cellar to create dwelling space with bathroom, kitchen and rooms used as sros w/o prior obtaining proper permits from the departmen
Mar 31, 2008 · Penalty $250
Active
Complaints
- Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Nov 11, 2025 · Apt 4L
Close - Heat/hot water
Entire building
Nov 5, 2025 · Apt BLDG
Close - Heat/hot water
Entire building
Nov 26, 2023 · Apt BLDG
Close - Heat/hot water
Entire building
Nov 26, 2023 · Apt BLDG
Close - Heat/hot water
Entire building
Nov 25, 2023 · Apt BLDG
Close - Heat/hot water
Entire building
Jan 21, 2021 · Apt 3L
Close - Heat/hot water
Entire building
Dec 20, 2019 · Apt BLDG
Close - Heat/hot water
Entire building
Dec 20, 2019 · Apt 1R
Close - Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Mar 27, 2019 · Apt 3R
Close - Heat/hot water
Entire building
Mar 24, 2019 · Apt BLDG
Close
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building (C1)
- Year built
- 1910
- Floors
- 4
- Residential units
- 8
- Building area
- 6,348 ft²
- Lot area
- 2,504 ft²
- Zoning
- R6B
- Community board
- 307
- Council district
- 38
- Block / lot
- 775 / 70
- Assessed value
- $786,150
- Landmark / historic district
- No
HPD registration #362590, last renewed Aug 6, 2025.
Questions about 537 49 Street
Who owns 537 49 Street?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is 537 49th Street Corp..
Does 537 49 Street have violations?
Yes. NYC HPD has recorded 79 housing violations at this property.
Is 537 49 Street rent stabilized?
NYC Department of Finance tax bills listed 8 rent-stabilized units here in 2024 (about 100% of its 8 apartments). To confirm a specific apartment, request its rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.
When was 537 49 Street built?
City records list 1910 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 537 49 Street?
It has 8 residential units.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.