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637 56th St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-00833-0062

En español: 12 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 28 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 38 años abierta, desde el 11 de enero de 1988.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 12 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 1 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 38 years, since January 11, 1988.

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12 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed January 11, 1988.

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DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued November 8, 2019.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened October 12, 2021.
Boiler inspection
Inspected May 6, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar 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 C12 open
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19205555
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18718714
Notice sent18718713
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18718711
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18718710
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18496102
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18371425
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18371423
Notice sent18371422
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16923965
The report lists all 12, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B16 open most often Mold
Notice sent19205563
Notice sent19205562
Notice sent19205561
Notice sent19205560
Notice sent19205559
Fire SafetyNotice sent19205557
Fire SafetyNotice sent19205556
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)18792348
Notice sent18496103
Notice sent18443714
The report lists all 16, 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 637 56 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 637 56 Street, Brooklyn had 28 open violations on September 27, 2026: 28 from HPD. 12 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 38 years, since January 11, 1988.

Is 637 56 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 12 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 1 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.

Does 637 56 Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued November 8, 2019. 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 637 56 Street, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened October 12, 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.

When was the boiler at 637 56 Street, Brooklyn last inspected?

On May 6, 2026. 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.

Is 637 56 Street, 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 637 56 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1924 as the year 637 56 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 3 floors.

How many apartments does 637 56 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 6 residential units at 637 56 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 DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, 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 DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, 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, 637 56th St, Brooklyn: 12 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/637-56-street-brooklyn

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