905 East 54th Street, Brooklyn

A small Flatlands two-family with open occupancy citations and a tight parking corridor.

A two-family brick building in Flatlands dating to 1950. The building carries open housing violations, including a directive to discontinue an illegal basement living space, while the surrounding blocks experience noticeable driveway and parking friction. Three things to know:

An open violation orders the owner to discontinue an illegal basement unit. An open violation from July 20, 2023 orders the owner to discontinue using the basement for living space, disconnect illegal plumbing, and seal pipe connections. A second open violation flags an unfiled property registration statement.

Driveways and curb space spark constant neighbor friction. Within three blocks, neighbors logged 86 illegal-parking calls and 68 blocked-driveway complaints over the last year. The driveway calls lean heavily toward total access blockage rather than partial obstruction.

Loud music complaints cluster on the surrounding blocks. Street-level noise logged 44 complaints within three blocks over the past year, almost entirely driven by party noise and loud music.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 29 derelict vehicle calls and 32 abandoned vehicle reports were filed within three blocks over the last year.
• 22 illegal dumping complaints and 22 dirty condition calls logged on surrounding blocks in the same period.

905 East 54th Street is a two-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3079720017). This building is associated with Pierre Phanes. Brix tracks 2 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1950, this two-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 1 HPD complaint about this building over the last five years, most often about safety.

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

• Safety: 1 complaint

The most recent complaint on this building was filed June 23, 2023.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• §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
• § 27-2087 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS AT CELLAR IN THE ENTIRE

Brix score: 28/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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