504 Hinsdale Street, Brooklyn

Fully subsidized pre-war building with 35 open violations, localized riser fumes, and heavy block-level noise.

Built in 1930, 504 Hinsdale Street houses 14 apartments fully stabilized under a municipal low-income housing covenant. The building is bound to affordability standards under a $9.893 million regulatory agreement finalized in December 2005. While units remain legally stabilized, the day-to-day operations carry some clear structural strain. Three things to know:

35 open housing-code violations outline a slow track for routine maintenance. For a 14-unit property, carrying 35 open violations is a heavy footprint. While none are currently tagged as immediately hazardous, the sheer volume points to a backlog of routine repairs and delayed maintenance certifications that have sat unresolved for seasons.

A concentrated pattern of commercial exhaust and ventilation reports suggests localized riser bleed. Within a three-block radius, neighbors filed five food establishment complaints and four indoor air quality complaints last year, with the pattern active as recently as June 21, 2026. This localized concentration usually signals issues like restaurant exhaust leakages or HVAC riser bleed that are hard to gauge until you move in.

Heavy, persistent pounding and residential noise dominate the surrounding block footprint. The blocks immediately surrounding the building are active and loud. There were 413 residential noise complaints filed within three blocks last year, and 299 of those specifically named banging and pounding rather than standard music or street talk, representing a heavy structural vibration footprint.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 46 water leaks reported on the surrounding blocks last year, with the most recent seen July 20, 2026
• 11 encampment calls and 6 homeless-assistance requests within three blocks over the past year
• 59 plumbing complaints logged within a few blocks, including 15 basin or sink issues
• The surrounding blocks carry a busy municipal footprint with street issues and building wear landing nearby.

504 Hinsdale Street is a 14-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3038170043). This building is associated with The City Of New York, Acting By And Through Its. Brix tracks 35 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1930, 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 76 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.

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

• Unsanitary Condition: 22 complaints
• Paint/plaster: 13 complaints
• Flooring/stairs: 10 complaints
• Water Leak: 9 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 9, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND ALL CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2
• § 27-2017
• § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 2
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1

The building last changed hands on December 14, 2005, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (34/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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