495 Howard Avenue
A 4-story building with 72 apartments, built in 1973, in Brooklyn, NY 11233.
Addresses on the lot: 471 to 485 Howard Avenue, 1756 to 1764 Park Place, 1777 to 1791 Sterling Place.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
495 Howard Avenue has 35 open HPD violations, 6 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 10 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to DCA 1, L.P.
Does 495 Howard Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 35 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 6 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 25 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 4 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 4 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 10 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 1 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 495 Howard Avenue?
495 Howard Avenue is registered with HPD to DCA 1, L.P. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
17 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 17 older cases, the latest from 2020.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 11233 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 495 Howard Avenue rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 1797 Park Place151 apartments, built 2009
- 1757 Sterling Place32 apartments, built 1910
- 1750 Prospect Place48 apartments, built 2015
- 1752 Sterling Place30 apartments, built 1910
- 1521 Eastern Parkway20 apartments, built 1910
- 430 Saratoga Avenue135 apartments, built 2017
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-01467-0001.