501 Surf Avenue
A 24-story building with 735 apartments, built in 1964, in Brooklyn, NY 11224.
Addresses on the lot: 501 to 541 Surf Avenue, 543 Surf Avenue.
HPD records as of October 25, 2026
501 Surf Avenue has 97 open HPD violations, 9 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 21 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to BOARD FO MANAGERS BRIGHTWATER TOWERS CONDO. 59 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 501 Surf Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 97 open violations as of October 25, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 9 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 60 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 28 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 21 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, 5 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 501 Surf Avenue?
501 Surf Avenue is registered with HPD to BOARD FO MANAGERS BRIGHTWATER TOWERS CONDO. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.
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 October 2025. HPD’s record has 6 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 3 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 3% of residential buildings in 11224 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 501 Surf Avenue rent stabilized?
59 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 93 in 2018. That’s 59 of the building’s 735 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
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 25, 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 3-07279-7501.