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553 Howard Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01476-0006

En español: 202 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 476 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 8 años abierta, desde el 13 de agosto de 2018.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 202 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 5 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 8 years, since August 13, 2018.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 8 Class C violations, all 8 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them Invalid Certification. How certification works

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202 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed August 13, 2018.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since March 4, 2020. Reason on the order: illegal occupancy.
Alternative Enforcement Program
In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2023.
DOB violations
6 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
Housing court
3 open housing court cases, most of them heat and hot water cases. The newest opened September 30, 2025.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed March 4, 2026.
Bedbug report
Filed December 23, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

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 C202 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19186950553 HOWARD LLC
Notice sent19186945553 HOWARD LLC
Notice sent19060965553 HOWARD LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19060963553 HOWARD LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19060959553 HOWARD LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18755188553 HOWARD LLC
Notice sent18733264553 HOWARD LLC
Notice sent18733260553 HOWARD LLC
Notice sent18733258553 HOWARD LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18733246553 HOWARD LLC
The report lists all 202, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B271 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19186949553 HOWARD LLC
Notice sent19082056553 HOWARD LLC
Notice sent19060967553 HOWARD LLC
Notice sent19060966553 HOWARD LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19060964553 HOWARD LLC
Notice sent19060962553 HOWARD LLC
Notice sent19060961553 HOWARD LLC
Notice sent19060960553 HOWARD LLC
Notice sent19060958553 HOWARD LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19060957553 HOWARD LLC
The report lists all 271, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB3 open most often Boilers
Construction, Class 3Decided by default39154345K553 HOWARD LLC
Boilers, Class 2Decided by default39134434Y
Boilers, Class 1Found in violation39103636K

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Questions about this building

Does 553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn had 476 open violations on September 27, 2026: 473 from HPD and 3 from OATH/ECB. 202 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 8 years, since August 13, 2018.

Is 553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 202 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 5 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 553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 8 Class C violations, all 8 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them Invalid Certification. 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 553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since March 4, 2020. 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 553 Howard 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 553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 6 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 553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 3 open housing court cases, most of them heat and hot water cases. The newest opened September 30, 2025. 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 553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed March 4, 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.

When did 553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 23, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 553 Howard 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 553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1910 as the year 553 Howard 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 553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 12 residential units at 553 Howard 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 vacate orders, HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program list, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD's annual bedbug 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 vacate orders, HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program list, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD's annual bedbug 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, 553 Howard Ave, Brooklyn: 202 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/553-howard-avenue-brooklyn

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