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171 New York Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01228-0001

En español: 18 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 27 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 43 años abierta, desde el 6 de septiembre de 1983.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 18 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 43 years, since September 6, 1983.

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18 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed September 6, 1983.

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Alternative Enforcement Program
In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2017.
DOB violations
22 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C18 open
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18584718
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18578699
Fire SafetyNotice sent18578698
Notice sent18578693
Notice sent18578692
Notice sent18578691
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18578688
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18578687
Notice sent18578686
Notice sent18578683
The report lists all 18, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B9 open most often Fire Safety
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)18578694
Fire SafetyNotice sent18578690
Fire SafetyNotice sent18578689
Notice sent18578684
Notice sent18578682
Notice sent18578680
Notice sent18578677
Notice sent18404819
Fire SafetyNotice sent16631243

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Questions about this building

Does 171 New York Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 171 New York Avenue, Brooklyn had 27 open violations on September 27, 2026: 27 from HPD. 18 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 43 years, since September 6, 1983.

Is 171 New York Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 18 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 171 New York Avenue, Brooklyn in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program?

Yes. In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2017. 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 171 New York Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 22 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. 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.

When was 171 New York Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1882 as the year 171 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 171 New York Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 8 residential units at 171 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 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 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, 171 New York Ave, Brooklyn: 18 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/171-new-york-avenue-brooklyn

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