478 Harman Street, Brooklyn

Six-unit Bushwick rental with multi-decade family ownership and active street friction on the surrounding blocks.

Six-unit Bushwick walk-up built in 1931, held by the Ruffo family through Top Rank Realty LLC since a 2015 deed transfer. Code compliance logs for this specific address are unverified, shift the lens to block-level activity and physical layout. Three things to know:

Family-held since 1998, though official maintenance files are unverified. Salvatore and Maria Ruffo acquired the property in 1998 before transferring deed title to Top Rank Realty LLC in 2015, with Salvatore Ruffo remaining listed as head officer. Verified housing-code records for this specific address are unavailable, making direct landlord responsiveness hard to gauge through agency filings alone.

Curb squeeze and residential noise drive the immediate surrounding area. 228 illegal-parking complaints were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, driven by 130 blocked-hydrant calls and 26 posted-sign violations—mostly short-term curb blocking rather than stored vehicles. Another 180 calls came in for residential noise, split between loud music and heavy pounding.

Four indoor air quality calls within three blocks point to potential shaft drift. Four indoor air quality complaints were logged within three blocks over the past year, most recently on August 23, 2026. While not tied directly to this address, indoor air and fume reports on surrounding blocks often point to riser or shaft draft issues in older walk-ups.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 100 blocked-driveway calls within three blocks over the past 12 months, mostly complete access cutoffs
• 77 unsanitary condition reports logged within three blocks over the last year
• 29 water leak calls recorded within three blocks over the same 12-month window

478 Harman Street is a 6-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3032920018). This building is associated with Top Rank Realty LLC. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1931, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

The building last changed hands on November 11, 2015, according to recorded deeds.

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

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