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251 East 5 Street, Brooklyn

251 East 5 Street is a 6-story, 27-unit mixed-use building in Kensington. NYC public records show 6 DOB complaints, 14 DOB violations, 9 HPD violations and 10 bedbug filings associated with the building. The most recent DOB complaint was filed September 8, 2026. Public sale records were identified for 1 unit.

This building is the 78th most valuable building in Kensington and the 32,718th in New York. It ranks in the top 15% for DOB complaints, top 5% for DOB violations and top 22% for HPD violations.

This building has a clean bill of health with no bedbugs found across 10 filings over 7 years.

Public records

• DOB complaints 6
• DOB violations 14
• HPD violations 9
• Bedbug reports 10
• 311 requests 0
• Residential units 1 $990,000 last recorded sales