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ViolationScout60 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 3 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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56 Winthrop St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-05048-0031

En español: 60 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 113 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 34 años abierta, desde el 1 de octubre de 1991.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 60 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 3 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 34 years, since October 1, 1991.

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60 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed October 1, 1991.

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Alternative Enforcement Program
In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2020.
DOB violations
14 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, 2021.
HPD emergency repair orders
7 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $29,735 in total. The most recent of the 7, a general construction order, was opened June 12, 2026.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C60 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Notice sent19115917
Fire SafetyNotice sent19102505
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent18942575
Notice sent18685950
Notice sent18685930
Notice sent18670739
Notice sent18657458
Notice sent18657455
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18551115
Notice sent18480532
The report lists all 60, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B51 open
Notice sent19115921
Notice sent19115919
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19115880
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19115876
Notice sent18942579
Notice sent18685934
Notice sent18670740
Notice sent18657462
Notice sent18657460
Notice sent18551114
The report lists all 51, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB2 open most often Boilers
Boilers, Class 2Decided by default39102632Z
Boilers, Class 2Decided by default39102631R

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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 56 Winthrop Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 56 Winthrop Street, Brooklyn had 113 open violations on September 27, 2026: 111 from HPD and 2 from OATH/ECB. 60 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 34 years, since October 1, 1991.

Is 56 Winthrop Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 60 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 3 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 56 Winthrop Street, 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 56 Winthrop Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 14 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 56 Winthrop Street, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened December 7, 2021. 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 56 Winthrop Street, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 7 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $29,735 in total. The most recent of the 7, a general construction order, was opened June 12, 2026. 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 56 Winthrop Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1931 as the year 56 Winthrop Street, 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 56 Winthrop Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 9 residential units at 56 Winthrop 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's Alternative Enforcement Program list, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, 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, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, 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, 56 Winthrop St, Brooklyn: 60 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/56-winthrop-street-brooklyn

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