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495 Washington Avenue

A 6-story building with 42 apartments, built in 1928, in Brooklyn, NY 11238.

HPD records as of November 5, 2026

13open HPD violations11 immediately hazardous
13complaints to HPD, past year3 about heat or hot water
39rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

495 Washington Avenue has 13 open HPD violations, 11 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 13 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 495 WASHINGTON AVE LLC. 39 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 495 Washington Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 13 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most11
B, hazardous30 days2
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days0

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 103 have been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 13 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 3 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 495 Washington Avenue?

495 Washington Avenue is registered with HPD to 495 WASHINGTON AVE LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 11238 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 495 Washington Avenue rent stabilized?

39 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 39 of the building’s 42 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 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 3-01979-0003.