490 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203
The 6-unit, 3-story residential building at 490 East 51st Street in East Flatbush, owned by Delores Passmore and constructed in 1920 as a New Law Tenement, has experienced recurring heating system access issues throughout 2024 and into 2025, with three emergency heat/hot water complaints (November 2024, December 2024, and January 2025) where Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) inspectors were unable to gain necessary access to investigate the reported lack of heat. The building has active violations related to failed boiler inspections, with three outstanding DOB violations from 2019-2023 for not filing annual boiler inspections, and a currently active Environmental Control Board violation from December 2024 regarding access issues for heating system inspection.
Additional maintenance concerns include an open violation from August 2024 in apartment 1F regarding water leak and plaster issues in the bathroom ceiling. The building has a history of various maintenance issues documented through 311 service requests and HPD inspections, though many have been resolved without violations being issued.
These include a July 2024 water leak complaint, issues with doors/windows, electrical lighting problems, and multiple heat/hot water complaints. Security concerns were addressed as there are no reported security-related incidents in the recent history. The building has consistently filed annual bedbug reports from 2019 through 2025 showing zero infested units, indicating effective pest management, and passed rodent inspections in 2013.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 6 |
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Year built | 1920 |
Total area | 5412 sq ft |
Floors | 3 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | NEW LAW TENEMENT |

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