390 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

390 5th Avenue is a 5-story, 6-unit residential building built in 1931 and currently owned by Matthew Beer. The building, which has undergone conversion to Class A status, has experienced several maintenance issues over recent years. Most notably, there was a slow water leak reported in late 2023 that required intervention from both HPD and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).

The building has also had multiple food safety violations, with several DOHMH complaints in late 2024 regarding food temperature and protection, as well as a bare hands contact issue from early 2023. The property has demonstrated a pattern of maintenance challenges, particularly in 2021-2022, when multiple violations were recorded relating to safety concerns, including defective window guards in apartments 3B and 3F, issues with roof access doors, and problems with the building's sprinkler system. A significant number of violations related to inspection filing failures were issued between 2019-2023, though these were ultimately dismissed.

Notably, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with zero infestations reported in the past five years (2019-2024). Rodent inspections show a problematic history in 2016, with multiple instances of rat activity recorded, though subsequent years (2018-2022) show compliance and passed inspections. The most recent building records from the Dept of Buildings indicate ongoing attention to various maintenance issues, with recent service requests closed after inspections, though in some cases, inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the conditions.