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ViolationScout58 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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277 Pennsylvania Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-03738-0001

En español: 58 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 104 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 46 años abierta, desde el 19 de febrero de 1980.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 58 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 46 years, since February 19, 1980.

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58 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed February 19, 1980.

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Alternative Enforcement Program
In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2022.
DOB violations
10 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
Boiler inspection
Inspected October 29, 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 C58 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18817945
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18817943
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18744971
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18744970
Notice sent18744969
Notice sent18679137
Notice sent18679136
Notice sent18679135
Notice sent18679134
Notice sent18679133
The report lists all 58, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B46 open most often Mold
Notice sent18817944
Notice sent18817941
Notice sent18679138
Notice sent18679127
Notice sent18679126
Notice sent18679123
Fire SafetyNotice sent18604973
Fire SafetyNotice sent18604971
Notice sent18604970
Notice sent18604967
The report lists all 46, 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 vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 277 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 277 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn had 104 open violations on September 27, 2026: 104 from HPD. 58 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 46 years, since February 19, 1980.

Is 277 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 58 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 2 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.

Is 277 Pennsylvania 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 277 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 10 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.

When was the boiler at 277 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

On October 29, 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 277 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1930 as the year 277 Pennsylvania 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 277 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 16 residential units at 277 Pennsylvania 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, 277 Pennsylvania Ave, Brooklyn: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/277-pennsylvania-avenue-brooklyn

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