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85 Waverly Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01889-0029

En español: 22 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 32 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 62 años abierta, desde el 4 de noviembre de 1963.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 22 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 62 years, since November 4, 1963.

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22 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed November 4, 1963.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for the entire building has been in effect since November 26, 2024. Reason on the order: habitability.
Alternative Enforcement Program
In HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program since January 31, 2023.
DOB complaints
3 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed December 15, 2025.
DOB permits
3 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Mechanical Systems work, was issued September 11, 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 C22 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent17436315
Notice sent17436313
Notice sent17436303
Notice sent17436294
Notice sent17436290
Notice sent17436287
Notice sent17436280
Notice sent17436270
Notice sent17436266
Notice sent17436262
The report lists all 22, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B7 open
Notice sent17121460
Notice sent17121351
Notice sent17121335
Notice sent17121334
Notice sent17121330
Notice sent17000729
Notice sent17000699
OATH/ECB3 open most often Construction
Construction, Class 2Admitted39162837R
Construction, Class 1Admitted39162811Z
Construction, Class 2Decided by default39115030Y

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Does 85 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 85 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn had 32 open violations on September 27, 2026: 3 from OATH/ECB and 29 from HPD. 22 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 62 years, since November 4, 1963.

Is 85 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 22 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 an HPD vacate order in effect at 85 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for the entire building has been in effect since November 26, 2024. Reason on the order: habitability. 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 85 Waverly 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.

Has DOB received complaints about 85 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 3 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed December 15, 2025. 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 DOB work permits in effect at 85 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 3 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Mechanical Systems work, was issued September 11, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

When was 85 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1901 as the year 85 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a three-family dwelling with 3 floors.

How many apartments does 85 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 3 residential units at 85 Waverly 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 complaints, DOB NOW work permits 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 complaints, DOB NOW work permits 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, 85 Waverly Ave, Brooklyn: 22 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/85-waverly-avenue-brooklyn

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