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ViolationScout31 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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686 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01785-0020

En español: 31 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 111 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 8 años abierta, desde el 26 de febrero de 2018.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 31 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 2 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 February 26, 2018.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 10 Class C violations: 9 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. How certification works

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31 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed February 26, 2018.

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DOB violations
3 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued January 26, 2018.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened March 5, 2026.
DOB complaints
2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 10, 2026.
Local Law 97
On the covered list (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
2 boilers, both inspected in 2026, the latest on August 26. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed for its 2 buildings by December 30, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
HPD emergency repair orders
4 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $6,095 in total. The most recent of the 4, a general construction order, was opened July 9, 2026.

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 C31 open most often Vermin / Infestation
MoldNotice sent to tenant19090559MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Notice sent19085967MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18592564MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18313808MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18313807MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18299428MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18299427MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18204190MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18204189MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18202275MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
The report lists all 31, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B80 open most often Mold
Notice sent19178025MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Notice sent19178024MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Notice sent19090561MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
MoldNotice sent to tenant19090560MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Notice sent19090558MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Notice sent19090557MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
Notice sent19090556MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
MoldNotice sent to tenant19172798MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
MoldNotice sent to tenant19095476MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
MoldNotice sent to tenant19095475MAGNOLIA PLAZA HOUSING LP
The report lists all 80, 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.

Vermin and pests in Brooklyn

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Questions about this building

Does 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn had 111 open violations on September 27, 2026: 111 from HPD. 31 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 8 years, since February 26, 2018.

Is 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 31 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 2 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 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 10 Class C violations: 9 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.

Does 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 3 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued January 26, 2018. 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 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened March 5, 2026. 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 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 10, 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 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 4 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $6,095 in total. The most recent of the 4, a general construction order, was opened July 9, 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 the boiler at 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

It has 2 boilers, both inspected in 2026, the latest on August 26. 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.

When did 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

Its 2 buildings had all filed by December 30, 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 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. On the covered list (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

When was 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1974 as the year 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 686 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 101 residential units at 686 Lafayette 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 DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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, DOB complaints, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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, 686 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/686-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn

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