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53 North 3 Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11249 BBL 3023497501 113 units · 7 floors · 2009

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Williamsburg
At or below average
avg 9.4
1
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 1 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Williamsburg average of 9.4.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 53 North 3 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 2009
6 or more units
113 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

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How 53 North 3 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
18th percentile

Out of 3634 buildings in this neighborhood, 654 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
28.8%
No serious
violations
64.5%
Some violations
(1–9)
6.7%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Number of apartments

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Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

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What's in the 53 North 3 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units113
Floors7
Year built2009
Gross area140,445 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

53 North 3 Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Eqr-175 Kent Avenue, LLC
Address
2 North Riverside Plaza 400
Chicago, IL 60606
Landlord portfolio

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The story over time

53 North 3 Street event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
HPD Complaint Jun 10
General – Bell/Buzzer/Intercom
Non Emergency
311 Call & HPD Complaint May 19
Heat/Hot Water

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