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ViolationScout10 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 1 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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159 East 59th St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-04731-0030

En español: 10 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 21 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 23 meses abierta, desde el 30 de septiembre de 2024.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 10 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 1 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 23 months, since September 30, 2024.

Since September 29, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, after the original certify-by date. How certification works

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10 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed September 30, 2024.

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DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued August 8, 2024.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed February 6, 2026.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C10 open most often Lead Paint
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18952351
Heat / Hot WaterCertified late18727102
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18710992
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18673885
Lead PaintNotice sent17322161
Lead PaintNotice sent17322064
Lead PaintNotice sent17322063
Lead PaintNotice sent17322062
Lead PaintNotice sent17322061
Lead PaintNotice sent17322060
Class B11 open
Fire SafetyNotice sent18957652
Notice sent18952353
Fire SafetyNotice sent18952352
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18952350
Fire SafetyNotice sent18710993
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent18628647
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent18424726
Notice sent17312343
Invalid certification17312342
Invalid certification17312341
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The most common category among the open records here is lead paint.

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Questions about this building

Does 159 East 59 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 159 East 59 Street, Brooklyn had 21 open violations on September 27, 2026: 21 from HPD. 10 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 23 months, since September 30, 2024.

Is 159 East 59 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 10 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 1 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. 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 159 East 59 Street, Brooklyn?

Since September 29, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, after 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.

Does 159 East 59 Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued August 8, 2024. 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 159 East 59 Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed February 6, 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.

When was 159 East 59 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 159 East 59 Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a two-family dwelling with 2 floors.

How many apartments does 159 East 59 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 2 residential units at 159 East 59 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 DOB violations, DOB complaints 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.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, DOB complaints and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 159 East 59th St, Brooklyn: 10 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/159-east-59-street-brooklyn

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