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479 Central Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-03383-0002

En español: 128 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 238 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 41 años abierta, desde el 17 de mayo de 1985.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 128 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 41 years, since May 17, 1985.

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128 open Class C and 4 OATH hearings starting October 14, 2026. The oldest open HPD violation was filed May 17, 1985.

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Alternative Enforcement Program
In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2020.
OATH hearings
4 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on October 14, 2026.
DOB violations
21 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened December 7, 2022.
DOB complaints
9 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 20, 2026.
HPD emergency repair orders
22 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $55,194 in total. The most recent of the 22, a general construction order, was opened August 11, 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 C128 open most often Heat / Hot Water
Notice sent18110700
Notice sent18110333
Notice sent18110314
Notice sent18110306
Notice sent18110300
Notice sent18110296
Notice sent18110291
Notice sent18089986
Notice sent18089985
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent17867358
The report lists all 128, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B98 open most often Fire Safety
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)18415400
Notice sent18110321
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)18366479
Notice sent18089979
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)18352146
Fire SafetyNotice sent18070100
Fire SafetyNotice sent18070099
Notice sent18072222
Fire SafetyNotice sent17867352
Fire SafetyNotice sent17867349
The report lists all 98, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB12 open most often Construction
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending39199214J
Construction, Class 1Hearing pending39199194L
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending39199193J
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending39199192H
Construction, Class 1Decided by default39187014R
Construction, Class 1Decided by default35685714Y
Construction, Class 1Decided by default35685713M
Construction, Class 1Decided by default35685712K
Construction, Class 1Decided by default39154177K
Construction, Class 1Decided by default39154154H
The report lists all 12, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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Questions about this building

Does 479 Central Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 479 Central Avenue, Brooklyn had 238 open violations on September 27, 2026: 12 from OATH/ECB and 226 from HPD. 128 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 41 years, since May 17, 1985.

Is 479 Central Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 128 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 479 Central Avenue, Brooklyn in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program?

Yes. In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2020. 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 479 Central Avenue, Brooklyn have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. 4 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on October 14, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 479 Central Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 21 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.

Is 479 Central Avenue, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened December 7, 2022. 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 479 Central Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 9 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 20, 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 479 Central Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 22 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $55,194 in total. The most recent of the 22, a general construction order, was opened August 11, 2025. 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 479 Central Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 479 Central 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 479 Central Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 5 residential units at 479 Central 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, OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, HPD emergency repair orders 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, OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, HPD emergency repair orders 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, 479 Central Ave, Brooklyn: 128 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/479-central-avenue-brooklyn

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