234 5 Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215BBL 3-00958-0043Map
Owner of record: 234 5th Ave Realty Co
234 5 Avenue is a walk-up apartment building built in 1925 in Brooklyn, 11215. It has 5 residential units across 4 floors. The owner of record is 234 5th Ave Realty Co. HPD has recorded 16 housing violations here, most recently on April 30, 2026. 12 of the 16 most recent violations are still open.
- HPD violations
- 16
- DOB violations
- 2
- ECB violations
- 16
- HPD complaints
- 1
What to know
No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.
Date of the most recent HPD inspection that found a problem.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
No rent-stabilized units in 2018–2024 tax bills
Violations
Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.
HPD housing violations · 16
- 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.
Apr 30, 2026
Open — Nov sent out - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 19, 2025
Open — Info nov sent out - 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.
Jun 5, 2025
Open — Nov sent out - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 26, 2024
Open — Info nov sent out - 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.
Apr 3, 2024
Open — Nov sent out - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 20, 2023
Open — Info nov sent out - 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.
Mar 17, 2023
Open — Nov sent out - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 9, 2022
Open — Info nov sent out - 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.
Feb 18, 2022
Open — Nov sent out - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Feb 18, 2022
Open — Info nov sent out
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- 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.
Apr 5, 2021
Closed — Violation dismissed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 15, 2017
Closed — Violation dismissed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 1, 2016
Closed — Violation dismissed - BHazardous
Properly repair the broken or defective electric light fixture at the ceiling at public hall, 4th story
Sep 29, 2016
Open — Nov sent out - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Oct 6, 2015
Closed — Violation dismissed - BHazardous
Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following 100 watts required
Jul 23, 2004
Open — Nov sent out
DOB building violations · 2
- Fail to certify class 1 none
Failure to certify correction on immediately hazardous (class 1) ecb violation
Sep 5, 2012
Dob violation - dismissed - Emergency none
Egncy-emergency none
Jun 14, 2012
Dob violation - dismissed
ECB violations · 16
- Class - 2
Failure to comply with the commissioner's order to file a certificate of correction with the department of buildings. no certificate of correction on file for vio#35666250l as of 1/6/2026., file a certificate o
Jan 6, 2026 · Penalty $1,250
Active - Class - 1
Unlawful acts. failure to comply with commissioner's order. noted:at rear of massage erected partitionwalls creating 2 additional rooms.permitted plans#320879162 does not indicate rooms at rear.rem:obtain permi
Jan 6, 2026 · Penalty $6,250
Active - Class - 1
Failed to comply w/ commissioners orders to obtain permit & file for certificate of correction for summons #35669605p., comply with commissioner's order
Apr 22, 2025 · Penalty $12,500
Active - Class - 1
Permit #320879162 was obtained, but the job was never signed off. no final or temp c of o on file for space now occupied as massage parlor.; 28-116.4, comply with code; sign off job & file for final or temp c o
Apr 22, 2025 · Penalty $25,000
Active - Class - 2
Illegal use in a commercial district. unlicensed physical treament establishment. a prohibited use per zr 12-10 operating in a c1-4 zoning district. doing business as "ocean body work" on the ground level with
May 1, 2024 · Penalty $5,000
Resolve - Class - 2
Occupancy contrary to that allowed by dob records. illegal occupancy noted: ground floor level as "oceasn body work" illegally occupied as an unlicensed physical treatment established with 4 massage rooms. prev
May 1, 2024 · Penalty $5,000
Resolve - Class - 2
Illegal use in a commercial district.unlicensed physical treatment establishment,a prohibited use per zr 12-10,operating in a c1-4 on groundfloor.noted:a masseuse offered to perform a full body massage at rate
Apr 24, 2023 · Penalty $5,000
Resolve - Class - 1
Occupancy contrary to that allowed by the certificate of occupancy#225112.illegal occupancy noted:at 1st floor level converted/occupied as ocean spa with 4 massage rooms massage tables,oils,towel,towel heating
Apr 24, 2023 · Penalty $12,500
Resolve - Class - 1
Work without a permit.work noted:at rear of massage erected partition walls creating 2 additional rooms.permitted plans#320879162 does not indicate rooms at rear.rem:obtain permit.
Apr 24, 2023 · Penalty $12,500
Active - Class - 1
28-116.4 failure to sign off completed work/failure to obtain final c of o noted:ground fl converted/occupied as 2 commercial spaces (234a & 234b)with alt-1 permit 320879162 permitted on 7/3/17 expired 7/3/18 &
Dec 20, 2022 · Penalty $12,500
Active
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- Class - 2
Illegal use in commercial district unlicensed physical treatment establishment a prohibited use per zr 12-10 & operating in c1-4 district on ground floo as 'ocean body work' noted:masseuse offer to perform full
Dec 20, 2022 · Penalty $3,125
Resolve - Class - 1
Occupancy contrarty to that allowed by c of o #225112 illegal occupancy noted:at ground fl convered in 2 stores (234a & 234b)commerical spaces & store 234b converted/occupied as massage parlor 'ocean body work'
Dec 20, 2022 · Penalty $12,500
Resolve - Class - 2
Occupancy contrary to that allowed by the c of o or dob records observed 4 flr 4 bedroom apt occupied by 4 unrelated renters. 4 exterior locks on the bedroom doors all personal belonging inside bedrooms, shared
Aug 16, 2016 · Penalty $600
Resolve - Class - 3
Failure to maintain bldg in a code compliant manner. premises under p.c. alt ii #320879171 note application filed for the creation of 2-new store fronts. @ time of insp found store front for "eric new york" w/a
May 12, 2014 · Penalty $200
Active - Class - 2
Occupancy contrary to that allowed by the cert of occupancy or bldg dept records. note c of o #225112 indicates 1st flr as 1-apt. @ time of insp found 1st flr as 2-stores, 1-"pure essentials" health & beauty ai
May 12, 2014 · Penalty $6,000
Active - Class - 1
Failure to maintain exterior bldg wall.the brownstone facade @ the front is spalling,cracked & bulging @ various locations throughout.the decorative brownstone trim @ the 2 & 3 flr windows is unkeyed,spalling c
Jun 7, 2012 · Penalty $1,000
Resolve
Complaints
- Door/window
Door
Sep 21, 2016 · Apt 4
Close
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building (C2)
- Year built
- 1925
- Floors
- 4
- Residential units
- 5
- Building area
- 6,656 ft²
- Lot area
- 2,622 ft²
- Zoning
- R6A
- Community board
- 306
- Council district
- 39
- Block / lot
- 958 / 43
- Assessed value
- $1,170,900
- Landmark / historic district
- No
HPD registration #349364, last renewed Nov 30, 2020.
Questions about 234 5 Avenue
Who owns 234 5 Avenue?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is 234 5th Ave Realty Co.
Does 234 5 Avenue have violations?
Yes. NYC HPD has recorded 16 housing violations at this property.
Is 234 5 Avenue rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized units appear in its 2018–2024 tax bills. Individual apartments can still be regulated, so request the rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal if unsure.
When was 234 5 Avenue built?
City records list 1925 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 234 5 Avenue?
It has 5 residential units.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.