581 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn

Tenants here have called the city about heat/hot water 18 times over the last five years — the dominant complaint on this building's record.

581 Vanderbilt Avenue is a 6-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3011300002). This building is associated with 581 Plaza LLC. Brix tracks 9 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1880, this mixed-use building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 18 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 10 complaints
• Door/window: 7 complaints
• Plumbing: 1 complaint

The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 1, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRINGBALANCE AT LOWER SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUT
• § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
• § 27-2046
• § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET

The building last changed hands on August 15, 2023 for $3,000,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (45/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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