Active leak calls inside, active mold in apartment 3, and street-level noise right outside the door.
A 6-unit pre-war rental in South Williamsburg where internal moisture issues collide with a busy street environment. The file currently carries two open housing-code violations against apartment 3, including active mold. Three things to know:
Water leaks and mold complaints concentrate in recent months. Tenants logged 6 water leak calls and 4 unsanitary condition reports over the last two years. Open complaints from July and August 2026 cite damp spots, slow leaks, and mold, while city inspectors flagged active bathroom ceiling mold in apartment 3 this July.
Food establishment and air-quality calls cluster on the surrounding block. Within three blocks, neighbors logged 12 food establishment complaints and 7 indoor air quality reports over the last year. Restaurant exhaust and air quality issues on the block often bleed into residential risers, making floor level and vent placement critical.
Street noise and block volume stay elevated within three blocks. Within three blocks, 226 street-noise calls were filed over the last year, driven by loud parties and street chatter. Nighttime street activity is a persistent feature of the immediate surroundings.
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276 South 5th Street is a 6-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3024600014). This building is associated with Guttman, Judy. Brix tracks 19 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1910, 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 52 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:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed October 2, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on June 26, 2025 for $2,468,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 27/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 4 at 276 South 5th Street has 4 open violations.
Unit 3 at 276 South 5th Street has 1 open violation.
Unit 3RD at 276 South 5th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 2 at 276 South 5th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 1B at 276 South 5th Street has no open violations (7 past violations).
Unit 1D at 276 South 5th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit KITCHEN at 276 South 5th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
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