501 Lefferts Avenue
A 6-story building with 60 apartments, built in 1926, in Brooklyn, NY 11225.
Addresses on the lot: 501 to 511 Lefferts Avenue.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
501 Lefferts Avenue has 32 open HPD violations, 14 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 99 complaints to HPD in the past year, 43 about heat or hot water. It is registered to LEFFERT REALTY LLC. 60 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 501 Lefferts Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 32 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 14 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 12 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 6 |
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, 27 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 99 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 43 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 501 Lefferts Avenue?
501 Lefferts Avenue is registered with HPD to LEFFERT REALTY LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in February 2025. HPD’s record has 18 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 6 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 11225 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 501 Lefferts Avenue rent stabilized?
60 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 59 in 2018. That’s 60 of the building’s 60 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
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- 522 Lefferts Avenue46 apartments, built 2010
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- 472 Lefferts Avenue48 apartments, built 1939
- 532 Lefferts Avenue70 apartments, built 1929
- 446 Kingston Avenue193 apartments, built 1928
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 3-01324-0001.