A Bed-Stuy three-family townhouse with long family roots, two administrative open violations, and commercial venting on the block.
An 1899 Bed-Stuy three-family townhouse held under decades of family ownership. Two open administrative violations sit on the building file, while the surrounding block carries active storefront noise and food venting. Three things to know:
Long-term family ownership keeps the property off the open market. Deed filings show the house passing between family members across multiple decades rather than selling on the open market. Small family-owned multi-family properties can offer stability, but day-to-day management is often informal.
Commercial food odor calls signal potential exhaust bleed in the immediate area. Within three blocks of the house, 12 food establishment complaints were filed over the past 12 months, with the most recent logged June 11, 2026. Restaurant exhaust hoods and kitchen odors frequently drift into nearby residential windows or rear yards depending on wind and vent height.
Commercial music and party noise concentrate within three blocks. The three blocks surrounding the address registered 120 commercial noise calls in the last year, predominantly for loud music and parties. Commercial storefront activity and late-night social spots dominate the nearby street face.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
528 Jefferson Avenue is a 3-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3016540021). This building is associated with Roberson, Paul. Brix tracks 2 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1899, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on September 4, 2020 for $51,313.08, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 60/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 3 at 528 Jefferson Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
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