529 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

529 51st Street is a 4-story, 9-unit residential building located in Sunset Park, constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Vanessa Houris. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with three emergency complaints filed with HPD in 2024, 2022, and 2021, though in each case tenants reported that services were restored by the time of inspection.

Multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations were recorded in 2022, including safety concerns such as a key-operated lock on the fire escape, defective self-closing doors to the roof bulkhead, and two Class A violations related to improper building signage and gas leak procedures. The building has undergone several maintenance issues over the years, with violations related to various units being addressed and closed, including repairs needed for windows, bathrooms, and flooring in Apartments 1F and 8. Recent activity includes active complaints from September 2024 regarding illegal conversion and illegal hotel rooms, though access was denied during the initial inspection for the conversion complaint.

The building also received two violations in 2023 for failure to file external low-pressure inspections, which were subsequently dismissed in 2025. Notably, the property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the past six years. While the building has experienced periodic maintenance issues typical of older NYC tenements, many violations have been promptly addressed and closed, suggesting ongoing management oversight.