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669 EAST 5 STREET

Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · BIN 3127184 · Kensington · Last violation Aug 13, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 10, 2026

NeighborhoodKensington
More violations than 93% of nearby buildings
More violations than 93% of buildings and more complaints than 87% of buildings in Kensington. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 91 violations · 29 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
▼ View all activity over time
Severityⓘopen violations
8 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.
Class Cimmediately hazardous8Class Bhazardous25

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, and fire safety.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look under kitchen and bathroom sinks, in corners, and along baseboards for droppings, live insects, or signs of gnawing. Check window sills and frames for cracks, gaps, or missing hardware that should hold a safety guard.
    details ▸

    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.
    • —Safety & fire — Missing, damaged, or improperly installed window guards required for child safety.

    The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1991
419
12 per year avg.→ Stable in the last 2 years
Open violations
41
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ8
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ25
Rent-impairingⓘ1
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
256
11 per year avg.→ Stable in the last 2 years
Complaint Resolution
No access13%Violation issued29%No violation39%Phone resolved18%Other2%(256)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ60 violations
Paintingⓘ36 violations
Lead-Based Paintⓘ36 violations
Egressⓘ30 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ12 violations
Cleaningⓘ12 violations
Window Guardsⓘ5 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ3 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Mold & pestsⓘ24 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ11 complaints
Heat / hot waterⓘ8 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ7 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ3 complaints
Appliancesⓘ1 complaints
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Complaint log

256 complaints

All categoriesPAINT/PLASTERGENERALPLUMBINGUNSANITARY CONDITIONHEAT/HOT WATERAllOpenClosed
Type
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
— violation classes
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees — correction deadlines
  • Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on hot water at the kitchen sink and bathroom sink and feel the water temperature after running for one minute.
    details ▸

    Heat is required October 1 through May 31: at least 68°F from 6am to 10pm when it is below 55°F outside, and 62°F overnight whatever the temperature outside. Hot water must be at least 120°F, 24 hours a day, all year.

    If your apartment is colder than that, file a complaint with 311 and keep the service request number so you can track it. Never use a gas oven or range for heat, which can produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
  • Lead-paint violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look for paint that is peeling, chipped, or cracked on interior walls, trim, windows, doors, and door frames.
    details ▸

    Buildings built before 1960 may still contain lead-based paint, which causes behavioral and learning problems in young children, who can swallow dust and paint chips from windowsills and floors.

    If a child under six lives with you, or spends 10 or more hours a week in your apartment, tell the owner in writing, which is what obliges them to inspect annually. Report peeling paint, and call 311 if it is not fixed or if repair work is raising dust that is not being contained.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days10% (4)
    ▪ 3–12 months39% (16)
    ▪ 1–3 years24% (10)
    ▪ 3+ years27% (11)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency0%2%
    Emergency60%43%
    Non-Emergency40%54%
    (15)
    (46)
    Status
    Apt
    Received
    Category
    Non-emergencyClosed29Jan 29, 2004PAINT/PLASTER · CEILINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
    EmergencyClosed29Jan 29, 2004NONCONST · VERMINThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed29Jan 29, 2004NONCONST · VERMINThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed29Jan 27, 2004NONCONST · VERMINThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed18Aug 28, 2003NONCONST · VERMINThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
    EmergencyClosed12AFeb 26, 2003HEATING · HEAT RELATEDThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    Non-emergencyClosed
    Jan 29, 2004Apt 29
    PAINT/PLASTER · CEILING
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
    EmergencyClosed
    Jan 29, 2004Apt 29
    NONCONST · VERMIN
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Jan 29, 2004Apt 29
    NONCONST · VERMIN
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Jan 27, 2004Apt 29
    NONCONST · VERMIN
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Aug 28, 2003Apt 18
    NONCONST · VERMIN
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
    EmergencyClosed
    Feb 26, 2003Apt 12A
    HEATING · HEAT RELATED
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
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