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198 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-05065-0053

En español: 14 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 31 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 9 años abierta, desde el 31 de agosto de 2017.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 14 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 9 years, since August 31, 2017.

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14 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed August 31, 2017.

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Alternative Enforcement Program
In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2022.
DOB violations
4 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued December 31, 2009.
Boiler inspection
Inspected November 12, 2025. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C14 open
Notice sent18585234
Notice sent18585233
Notice sent18585232
Notice sent18585230
Notice sent18585229
Notice sent18585227
Fire SafetyNotice sent18556572
Notice sent18556544
Notice sent18556540
Notice sent18556538
The report lists all 14, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B17 open most often Fire Safety
Fire SafetyNotice sent18792958
Fire SafetyNotice sent18792957
MoldNotice sent to tenant18585228
Notice sent18584127
Notice sent18556568
Notice sent18556565
Notice sent18556564
Fire SafetyNotice sent18556547
Fire SafetyNotice sent18556546
Notice sent18556545
The report lists all 17, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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Does 198 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 198 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn had 31 open violations on September 27, 2026: 31 from HPD. 14 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 9 years, since August 31, 2017.

Is 198 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 14 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 198 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program?

Yes. In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2022. 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 198 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 4 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued December 31, 2009. 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 the boiler at 198 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

On November 12, 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 was 198 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1931 as the year 198 Clarkson 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 198 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 6 residential units at 198 Clarkson 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, 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, 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, 198 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn: 14 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/198-clarkson-avenue-brooklyn

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