178 Clermont Avenue, Brooklyn

The building itself carries a blank public record, putting the focus squarely on the surrounding street and retail texture.

A three-unit townhouse dating back to 1899. The building itself stays off the city's operational radar, leaving the surrounding street environment and commercial activity as the main points of attention. Three things to know:

Surrounding food establishments and air quality reports point to localized venting texture. In the three blocks around the building, neighborhood calls show 9 food establishment complaints and 6 indoor air quality reports in the past year. Exhaust, cooking odors, and ventilation bleed can travel through shared light wells or risers depending on neighboring ground-floor uses.

Curb friction within three blocks is driven by short-stay parking and hydrant blockage. Within three blocks of the building, 402 illegal parking complaints were logged in the past year, heavily concentrated on posted sign violations (150 calls) and blocked hydrants (131 calls). This reflects short-stop drop-offs and curb turnover rather than abandoned vehicle storage.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Engine idling accounts for 79 of the 90 vehicle noise complaints within three blocks.
• Off-hours construction calls led general noise complaints within three blocks, with 26 reports in the past year.

178 Clermont Avenue is a 3-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3020740039). This building is associated with Benedek David. Brix tracks 7 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.

Tenants have filed 2 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about plumbing.

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

• Plumbing: 2 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 1, 2023.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW
• §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PEN

The building last changed hands on January 15, 2009, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 48/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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