Questions about this building
Does 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn have open violations?
Yes. 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn had 15 open violations on September 27, 2026: 15 from HPD. 15 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 9 years, since August 17, 2017.
Is 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?
New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 14 new Class C against 0 certifications filed in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.
When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn?
Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 3 Class C violations, all 3 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.
Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn?
Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since September 2, 2026. Reason on the order: fire damage. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.
Does 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?
Yes. 2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued October 1, 2015. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.
Has DOB received complaints about 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn?
Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed August 21, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.
Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn marked completed?
Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened November 1, 2023, awarded for $2,029. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.
When was the boiler at 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn last inspected?
On April 2, 2025. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.
When did 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?
On December 1, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.
Is 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn rent stabilized?
The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.
When was 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn built?
The city's record gives 1930 as the year 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 3 floors.
How many apartments does 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 6 residential units at 120 Tapscott Street, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.
Where do these numbers come from?
From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on HPD vacate orders, DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.
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ViolationScout, 120 Tapscott St, Brooklyn: 15 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/120-tapscott-street-brooklyn
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