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181 Woodruff Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-05054-0035

En español: 34 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 99 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 43 años abierta, desde el 17 de noviembre de 1982.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 34 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 6 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 43 years, since November 17, 1982.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 5 Class C violations, all 5 after the original certify-by date. How certification works

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34 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed November 17, 1982.

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Alternative Enforcement Program
In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2023.
DOB violations
19 active DOB violations, most of them for not benchmarking energy use. The newest was issued March 16, 2022.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened January 12, 2026.
DOB complaints
5 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed May 31, 2026.
Boiler inspection
Inspected May 26, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened November 20, 2025, awarded for $345.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C34 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Fire SafetyNotice sent19150918J & J 730 LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19150916J & J 730 LLC
Notice sent19150913J & J 730 LLC
Notice sent19150911J & J 730 LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19027082
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19021774
Notice sent18610951
Notice sent18610949
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18551947
Notice sent18551946
The report lists all 34, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B62 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19150919J & J 730 LLC
Notice sent19150917J & J 730 LLC
Notice sent19150914J & J 730 LLC
Notice sent19150910J & J 730 LLC
Notice sent19150909J & J 730 LLC
Notice sent19138763J & J 730 LLC
Notice sent19138762J & J 730 LLC
Notice sent18610950
Notice sent18604986
Notice sent18604984
The report lists all 62, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB3 open most often Construction
Construction, Class 1Decided by default39167125L
Construction, Class 1Decided by default39167124J
Class 2Decided by default39109580H

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Questions about this building

Does 181 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 181 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn had 99 open violations on September 27, 2026: 96 from HPD and 3 from OATH/ECB. 34 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 43 years, since November 17, 1982.

Is 181 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 34 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 6 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 181 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 5 Class C violations, all 5 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.

Is 181 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program?

Yes. In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2023. 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 181 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 19 active DOB violations, most of them for not benchmarking energy use. The newest was issued March 16, 2022. 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.

Is 181 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened January 12, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 181 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 5 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed May 31, 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 181 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened November 20, 2025, awarded for $345. 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 181 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

On May 26, 2026. 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.

Is 181 Woodruff Avenue, 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 181 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1905 as the year 181 Woodruff 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 4 floors.

How many apartments does 181 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 19 residential units at 181 Woodruff 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's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection 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.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program list, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports 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, 181 Woodruff Ave, Brooklyn: 34 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/181-woodruff-avenue-brooklyn

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