421 Crown Street, Brooklyn

Tenants here have called the city about water leak 53 times over the last five years — the dominant complaint on this building's record.

421 Crown Street is a 39-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3012920001). This building is associated with NYC HPD. Brix tracks 25 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1923, 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 53 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about water leak.

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

• Water Leak: 14 complaints
• Heat/hot Water: 12 complaints
• Electric: 8 complaints
• General: 4 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed November 13, 2025.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE OF THE LOWER SASH AT THE 3RD WINDOW FROM EAST AT SOUTH IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EA
• § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS HOT WATER FAUCET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 12AL, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THE COUNTER BALANCE OF THE LOWER SASH AT THE 2ND WINDOW FROM SOUTH AT WEST IN THE 3rd ROOM FRO
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 12AL, 3rd

The building last changed hands on May 27, 2026 for $570,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (18/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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