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Home inspector in Parkville, NY

In 2014, Lou Rubino inspected one home in Parkville — one job, one written report, and the photographs below come from it. The report describes a town home, about 8 years old.

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What the Parkville report found

The report, as Lou wrote it up.

2014, a town home, about 8 years old: 5 items flagged: 3 roof, chimney and attic; 2 exterior. As recorded: flat roof, asphalt/fiberglass, seen from: walked roof, framed with poured rienforced concrete; soffit vents ventilation; brick full brick siding, chimney: metal flue pipe; poured concrete foundation, conrete piers; insulated ducts, 50 gallon (2-3 people) gas (quick recovery) water heater (utility room on roof); 100-amp circuit breakers (General Electric), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, spring water, air conditioner unit; double-hung windows, hardwood t&g floors, laminate cabinets, granite counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Caution: Old refrigerant container left on stairwell roof. Can become a missile in a wind storm”; “Near stairwell door, leader section and hold down strap disconnected from leader pipe laying on roof. No splash block present”; “Strap to leader at elevator room door torn and no splash block present”; “Stairwell window at roof cracked”; “In common area front entrance middle door the hydraulic door closer needs to be adjusted and arm is loose”; “Front balconies steel supports need to be painted before rust-jacking starts to occur in masonry”; “Hard wood floor outside of laundry closet has water damage”; “Front entrance to apartment key broken in tumbler”; “Tile in shower back wall some openings in grout”. Also noted: “Front balconies steel supports need to be painted before rust- jacking starts to occur in masonry”; “Toilet fills very slow pressure is low and sink filter aerator is clogged”; “GFCI outlet for jucuzzi is on back wall under tub very difficult to reset in current position”; “Shower water pressure is low”; “Fire sprinkler check list is current last inspected in January 2014”; “Two sump pumps in basement water room”; “No emergency lighting in stairwells and hallways”; “Main panel in basement electric room”; “Sub panel in apartment hallway across from hall-bath”; “Electric heater common area front hall”. On the day: 25°F, cloudy, frozen ground, no rain in the three days before; the house faces south. Not inspected that day: normal operating controls. Not present in this house: food waste disposer; insulation under floor system; plumbing water faucets; skylights, chimneys and roof penetrations; solid fuel heating devices; trash compactor; windows.

“Flagged” is HomeGauge’s Repair or Replace mark, not a verdict on the house. See a complete report.

What the inspection can examine here

The roof, chimney and attic — how the roof was observed is stated in the report, as New York requires, and the attic is entered wherever a hatch allows.
Siding, trim, flashing, grading and drainage — where water is being sent, and whether it is being sent at the house.
The heating plant and any central air — operated in normal mode, dated from the data plate, with the flue and clearances looked at where accessible.
Radon — a separate, optional test arranged alongside the inspection.

Photographs from Parkville reports

Exterior brick wall on a roof with a leader pipe and its hold-down strap marked by a red arrow and vertical red line. — Near the stairwell door, a leader section and hold-down strap are disconnected from the leader pipe; the report also notes a leader pipe laying on the roof.

Beige ceramic tile shower wall with two vertical grout lines traced in red and two red arrows. — Tile in the shower back wall has some openings in the grout, marked in red. Lou recommended evaluation and repair by a qualified handy-man.

Both photographs are from Lou's own Parkville inspection reports, chosen because they show a building component and nothing that identifies a property or an owner.

Buying in Parkville: the questions with sourced answers

Each answer is built from Parkville’s own rows in public data — the Census, NYSDOH, NYSDEC, FEMA, the office that holds the permits — or from Lou’s reports, and cites its source. Data retrieved 1 November 2026.

How old are the houses in Parkville?

Median year built in zip 11230: 1943 (Brooklyn: 1943). Of 34,269 units, 46% predates 1940; 5% is from 2000 on. Next come the 1940s at 14% and the 1960s at 12%. An older house is not a worse house, but its wiring, plumbing and roof were installed under different rules and replaced piecemeal, which is what the inspection looks for. Lou’s reports here: 8 years old. (ACS)

How are homes in Parkville heated? Is an oil tank likely?

69% utility gas, 12% fuel oil or kerosene; fuel oil 12% against 7% county-wide. NYSDEC logs Brooklyn home oil spills under the borough, not Parkville. A gas conversion can leave a tank behind. An abandoned tank is most likely in a house that was converted from oil. Buried tanks are outside the standards New York sets for a home inspection, so the seller’s answer matters. (ACS, NYSDEC)

Is Parkville mostly houses or apartments, owned or rented?

38% buildings of 50 or more units, 21% buildings of 20 to 49 units, 11% two-unit buildings; 30% owner-occupied (Brooklyn: 30%). With 58% of units in buildings of 20 or more, many purchases here are apartments: the inspection covers the unit, and the roof, plant and risers belong to the board. Lou’s jobs here included a condominium. (ACS)

Is radon a concern in Parkville?

Brooklyn (reported by borough): 528 basement tests, average 2.07 pCi/L, 54 at 4 or above (10%). First-floor tests there: 116, average 0.88. The highest basement reading was 41.2 pCi/L. EPA’s action level is 4 pCi/L, and it advises testing every home whatever the area’s results. Radon testing is optional. (NYSDOH)

Has Parkville flooded? Is the house in a flood zone?

38 flood-insurance claims from zip 11230 since 1978, most in 1980 (8): 117th of the 189 zips on these pages. A claim count describes the zip, not the house. Flood zones follow the address. Check the address on FEMA’s map. (OpenFEMA)

Who holds the permits and certificate of occupancy in Parkville?

The NYC Department of Buildings. Look the address up on BIS or DOB NOW. Your attorney usually runs the search. The inspection reports the condition of what is there and flags work that typically needs a permit, such as a finished basement, a dormer or a moved panel, so you know what to ask about.

How does Parkville compare with the towns around it?

By median year built, fuel-oil share and owner-occupancy: Parkville (zip 11230) 1943, 12%, 30%; Flatbush (zip 11210): built 1941, oil 7%, 42% owner-occupied; Kensington (zip 11218): built 1942, oil 13%, 38% owner-occupied; Ditmas Park (zip 11226): built 1938, oil 7%, 13% owner-occupied. (ACS)

Which code, water and sewer rules apply in Parkville?

The New York City Construction Codes, the NYC Department of Buildings records and NYC water and sewer: county-wide, written once. They are the same for every town in Brooklyn, so they are set out there with their sources instead of on each page.

How much does a home inspection in Parkville cost, and how fast is the report?

Lou quotes the actual property, not a flat rate — what drives the price is size, age and what is included. The written report arrives the same day as a rule; a large or complex house can run to the next morning. Call or text 516-330-3870.

Brooklyn, town by town

Every Brooklyn place with a page here, each with the real count from Lou's records. The Brooklyn page covers the county as a whole.

Where this sits in Lou's territory

Lou covers Long Island, the five boroughs and Westchester from his base in Wantagh, and the archive behind these pages shows where that work has actually concentrated.

Nearby towns Lou has inspected: Flatbush · East Flatbush · Kensington · Prospect Park South · Ditmas Park · Prospect Lefferts Gardens · all 250 towns.

Buying in Parkville?

His Parkville file goes back to 2014. Yours would not be the first.

Schedule an inspection Call 516-330-3870

Not sure yet? Read what New York requires of your inspector or see a real report.