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38 Cornelia St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-03380-0026

En español: 22 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 30 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 5 años abierta, desde el 8 de abril de 2021.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 22 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 5 years, since April 8, 2021.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 2 Class C violations: 1 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. How certification works

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22 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed April 8, 2021.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since September 14, 2023. Reason on the order: illegal occupancy.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened June 5, 2024.
DOB complaints
4 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed July 29, 2026.
DOB permits
1 DOB work permit in effect, for General Construction work, issued November 21, 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 C22 open
Notice sent17043676
Notice sent17043675
Notice sent16957856
Fire SafetyNotice sent16951774
Notice sent16951773
Fire SafetyNotice sent16761646
Notice sent16761643
Notice sent16761642
Notice sent16761641
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16761640
The report lists all 22, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B8 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent16761645
Notice sent16761644
Notice sent16761637
Notice sent16761635
Notice sent16695351
Notice sent16695350
Fire SafetyNotice sent16695346
Fire SafetyNotice sent16695345

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Questions about this building

Does 38 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 38 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn had 30 open violations on September 27, 2026: 30 from HPD. 22 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 5 years, since April 8, 2021.

Is 38 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 22 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.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 38 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 2 Class C violations: 1 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. 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 an HPD vacate order in effect at 38 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since September 14, 2023. Reason on the order: illegal occupancy. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.

Is 38 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened June 5, 2024. 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 38 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. 4 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed July 29, 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 DOB work permits in effect at 38 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1 DOB work permit in effect, for General Construction work, issued November 21, 2025. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

When was 38 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1905 as the year 38 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a three-family dwelling with 3 floors.

How many apartments does 38 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 3 residential units at 38 Cornelia Street, 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 vacate orders, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, DOB NOW work permits 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 vacate orders, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, DOB NOW work permits 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, 38 Cornelia St, Brooklyn: 22 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/38-cornelia-street-brooklyn

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