481 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

481 5th Avenue is a 4-story, 3-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1921 and currently owned by 481 5th Avenue Associates LLC. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over the past five years, with the most recent concerns emerging in 2023-2024, including problems with windows, walls, and unsanitary conditions related to mold. There have been ongoing heating and hot water reliability issues, with complaints documented in both August 2020 (entire building) and December 2020 (apartment-specific).

The building faced significant facade maintenance challenges in 2020, with cracked and missing stone documented by the Department of Buildings (DOB), leading to an active ECB violation as of 2020 with an associated penalty. In 2020, there was a complaint regarding building shaking/vibration that resulted in a violation notice. The property has maintained consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2021, showing zero infested units in recent filings, including the most recent 2025 report.

While there have been multiple rat activity reports between 2010 and 2023, the most recent inspections in early 2023 indicated rat activity. The building experienced various administrative violations requiring corrective actions, including issues with heating system notices and gas leak procedure notifications, though many of these have been resolved or closed. The property appears to have generally responsive management, as evidenced by relatively quick resolution of most HPD complaints, though there have been instances of inspection access issues, such as during the December 2020 heat/hot water complaint inspection.