545 Brooklyn Avenue
Brooklyn · 11225 · BBL 3047980010 · look up another building
24 code violations written here, more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11225.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, February 26, 2025
545 Brooklyn Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, ZIP 11225. City records date it to 1931 and count 5 apartments, inside 7 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 545 BROOKLYN LLC. Its total assessed value is $564K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 545 Brooklyn Avenue and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 545 Brooklyn Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $564K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $113K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 545 Brooklyn Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 545 Brooklyn Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 545 Brooklyn Avenue
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 545 Brooklyn Avenue in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 545 Brooklyn Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 24 violations against this building, of which 0 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11225.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 545 Brooklyn Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Refit the vestibule doorViolation Closed | Feb 26, 2025 | B |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective frame at vestibule doorViolation Closed | Feb 26, 2025 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at boiler room door at basementViolation Closed | Feb 26, 2025 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at door to basement at public hal…Violation Closed | Feb 26, 2025 | C |
| Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartmentViolation Closed | Feb 26, 2025 | B |
| Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartmentViolation Closed | Feb 26, 2025 | B |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entranceViolation Closed | Feb 26, 2025 | C |
| Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartmentViolation Closed | Feb 24, 2025 | C |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 545 Brooklyn Avenue
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 545 Brooklyn Avenue compares in 11225
PulseCities tracks 3,943 lots in 11225, of which 179 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 302 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11225 scores 43.4 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 37 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Crown Heights →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 7 other addresses on tax block 4798 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 545 Brooklyn Avenue
Who owns 545 Brooklyn Avenue?
The city's property file lists 545 BROOKLYN LLC as the owner of record for 545 Brooklyn Avenue. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 545 Brooklyn Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 545 Brooklyn Avenue appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 545 Brooklyn Avenue?
No executed eviction at 545 Brooklyn Avenue appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 545 Brooklyn Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 545 Brooklyn Avenue appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 545 Brooklyn Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $564K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 545 Brooklyn Avenue?
11225 (Crown Heights) scores 43.4 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.