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169 New York Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01228-0003

En español: 17 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 29 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 40 años abierta, desde el 1 de noviembre de 1985.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 17 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 40 years, since November 1, 1985.

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17 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed November 1, 1985.

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Alternative Enforcement Program
In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since February 1, 2021.
DOB violations
26 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a plumbing order, opened November 3, 2023, awarded for $4,150.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C17 open most often Heat / Hot Water
Notice sent16510656
Notice sent16502061
Notice sent16355529
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16355027
Notice sent16354748
Notice sent16354703
Notice sent16354699
Notice sent16354693
Notice sent16354689
Notice sent16349072
The report lists all 17, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B12 open
Notice sent16510647
Notice sent16355021
Notice sent16355020
Notice sent16355017
Notice sent16349046
Notice sent16349019
Notice sent16349014
Notice sent16335248
Notice sent16335244
Notice sent16335243
The report lists all 12, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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The most common category among the open records here is heat and hot water.

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Questions about this building

Does 169 New York Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 169 New York Avenue, Brooklyn had 29 open violations on September 27, 2026: 29 from HPD. 17 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 40 years, since November 1, 1985.

Is 169 New York Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 17 open Class C, with nothing filed or new 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.

Is 169 New York Avenue, Brooklyn in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program?

Yes. In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since February 1, 2021. HPD puts a group of buildings with serious, long-running violations into the program each year. While a building is in it, HPD can make repairs itself and charge the cost to the property, and the building stays in until HPD discharges it.

Does 169 New York Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 26 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 169 New York Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a plumbing order, opened November 3, 2023, awarded for $4,150. 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 169 New York Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1882 as the year 169 New York Avenue, 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 169 New York Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 8 residential units at 169 New York Avenue, 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's Alternative Enforcement Program list, DOB violations, HPD emergency repair orders 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 HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program list, DOB violations, HPD emergency repair orders 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, 169 New York Ave, Brooklyn: 17 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/169-new-york-avenue-brooklyn

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