Fourteen immediately hazardous violations are currently open against this building.
For a pre-war walk-up, the active violation footprint is heavily weighted toward severe, immediately hazardous issues like mice and lead paint. The record shows deep friction across multiple apartments, paired with persistent neighborhood noise. Three things to know:
Fourteen immediately hazardous violations remain open and unresolved. A building of this scale typically averages only a few minor issues, but here the most severe Class C violations are active. These include an open mouse infestation in Apartment 5B, a failure to certify lead-paint remediation upon unit vacancy, and damaged bathroom enamel.
Nine food establishment complaints have been filed within three blocks in the last year. The most recent call was logged on July 19, 2026. This pattern typically signals restaurant venting, kitchen fumes, or food odors bleeding through building shafts and HVAC risers, which is tough to notice until you move in.
73 calls about construction starting before or after legal hours within three blocks. The surrounding blocks are active, with 102 total construction-related noise complaints last year. These concentrate heavily around early-morning and late-night drilling permits rather than daytime equipment hums.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
497 Eastern Parkway is a 16-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3012610045). This building is associated with Flgsp 481 Eastern Parkway LLC. Brix tracks 49 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1920, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 163 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:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 7, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on March 31, 2026 for $4,327,888.78, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 1/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 15D at 497 Eastern Parkway has 18 open violations.
Unit 11C at 497 Eastern Parkway has 16 open violations.
Unit 3A at 497 Eastern Parkway has 4 open violations.
Unit 5B at 497 Eastern Parkway has 4 open violations.
Unit 9C at 497 Eastern Parkway has 3 open violations.
Unit 1A at 497 Eastern Parkway has 3 open violations.
Unit 17D at 497 Eastern Parkway has no open violations (6 past violations).
Unit 14D at 497 Eastern Parkway has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 12C at 497 Eastern Parkway has no open violations (21 past violations).
Unit 10C at 497 Eastern Parkway has no open violations (35 past violations).
Unit 8B at 497 Eastern Parkway has no open violations (18 past violations).
Unit 7B at 497 Eastern Parkway has no open violations (45 past violations).
Unit 4A at 497 Eastern Parkway has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 4B at 497 Eastern Parkway has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit B-7 at 497 Eastern Parkway has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit C12 at 497 Eastern Parkway has no open violations (2 past violations).
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