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501 LEFFERTS AVENUE
Brooklyn · ZIP 11225 · BIN 3035150 · Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate · Last violation Feb 24, 2026 · Last complaint May 22, 2026
NeighborhoodProspect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
More violations than 87.9% of nearby buildings
More violations than 88% of buildings and more complaints than 96% of buildings in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate.
Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 102 violations · 186 complaints
Severityⓘopen violations
9 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2004
493
21 per year avg.↓ Down 31% in the last 2 years (102 vs 147 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
24
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ9
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ10
Rent-impairingⓘ3
Open violation ages
▪ 3–12 months4% (1)
▪ 1–3 years71% (17)
▪ 3+ years25% (6)
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,117
88 per year avg.↓ Down 40% in the last 2 years (186 vs 308 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access15%Violation issued13%No violation26%Phone resolved46%Other0%(2,117)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.
Maintenanceⓘ174 violations
Egressⓘ60 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ50 violations
Water Supplyⓘ42 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ31 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ29 violations
Paintingⓘ29 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ24 violations
Heat / hot waterⓘ1,101 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ295 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ238 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ204 complaints
Electricalⓘ80 complaints
Appliancesⓘ20 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ18 complaints
Elevatorⓘ5 complaints
Adminⓘ3 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ1 complaints
Building safety complaints, construction, permits, and structural issues filed with the NYC Dept. of Buildings, are scored separately.
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