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52 Ainslie Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11211 BBL 3023740016 27 units · 6 floors · 2020

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
0
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 0 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Williamsburg average of 9.4.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 52 Ainslie 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 2020
6 or more units
27 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.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

52 Ainslie Street is a newly constructed 6-story, 27-unit residential building in Williamsburg, completed in 2020 and owned by Joseph Brunner. The building, which went through multiple construction phases in 2020, experienced several safety and compliance issues during its initial months, including three significant Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations in October 2020 related to safety equipment measures and inadequate housekeeping, each carrying $2,500 penalties. Additional construction period violations were recorded for unsafe scaffolding, failure to maintain adequate means of egress, and various debris-related issues, resulting in multiple stop work orders and one building violation for failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous condition.

Since construction completion, the building has maintained a relatively good record. The most recent incident occurred in April 2024, involving a drinking water complaint that was investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, finding no health code violations or hazards. The property has shown responsible pest management practices, with bedbug reporting from 2021 to 2024 showing zero infested units, and passed an initial rodent inspection in December 2018. Recent building complaints (2023-2024) have been minimal and resolved without violations being warranted, including inquiries about building shaking and potential structural concerns in September 2023, and a drinking water complaint in April 2024. The building's permit history indicates proper documentation and approvals were obtained during construction, with multiple permits issued between February and November 2020, including new building (NB), equipment (EQ), and foundation (FO) permits.

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How 52 Ainslie 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
14th percentile

Out of 3634 buildings in this neighborhood, 509 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
21.6%
No serious
violations
70.1%
Some violations
(1–9)
8.3%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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City fines, landlord's portfolio

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Building size

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What's in the 52 Ainslie Street report

Building characteristics
Total units27
Floors6
Year built2020
Gross area20,972 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

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52 Ainslie St, New York, NY 11211
54 Ainslie St, New York, NY 11211
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52 Ainslie Street's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
Ainslie Holdings LLC
Address
143 Division Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
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2026
311+HPD Jan 30
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