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ViolationScout13 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 0 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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981 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01486-0052

En español: 13 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 23 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 13 años abierta, desde el 31 de julio de 2013.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 0 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 13 years, since July 31, 2013.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 10 Class C violations, all 10 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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13 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed July 31, 2013.

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DOB violations
2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued June 1, 2011.
Boiler inspection
Inspected July 2, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed June 23, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
HPD emergency repair orders
2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $6,888 in total. The most recent of the 2, a plumbing order, was opened February 5, 2025.

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 C13 open most often Heat / Hot Water
Heat / Hot WaterInvalid certification18651511HOWARD AVEUNUE DEVELOPMENT, LP
Notice sent17581415
Fire SafetyInvalid certification17314502
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16758817
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16758816
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16758815
Notice sent16758814
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16750354
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16729990
Notice sent16729989
The report lists all 13, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B10 open
Notice sent19135052HOWARD AVEUNUE DEVELOPMENT, LP
Notice sent19135051HOWARD AVEUNUE DEVELOPMENT, LP
Fire SafetyNotice sent19135049HOWARD AVEUNUE DEVELOPMENT, LP
Fire SafetyNotice sent19135048HOWARD AVEUNUE DEVELOPMENT, LP
Fire SafetyCertified late18651514HOWARD AVEUNUE DEVELOPMENT, LP
Certified late18651513HOWARD AVEUNUE DEVELOPMENT, LP
Notice sent17331948
MoldNot complied with17124233
MoldNot complied with17142688
MoldNot complied with17142687

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The most common category among the open records here is heat and hot water.

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Questions about this building

Does 981 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 981 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn had 23 open violations on September 27, 2026: 23 from HPD. 13 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 13 years, since July 31, 2013.

Is 981 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 0 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 981 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 10 Class C violations, all 10 by the original certify-by date. 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 981 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued June 1, 2011. 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 981 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $6,888 in total. The most recent of the 2, a plumbing order, was opened February 5, 2025. 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 981 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

On July 2, 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.

When did 981 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On June 23, 2026, 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.

When was 981 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 981 Jefferson 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 981 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 8 residential units at 981 Jefferson 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 emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, 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 DOB violations, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, 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, 981 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/981-jefferson-avenue-brooklyn

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