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138 East 51st St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-04604-0038

En español: 13 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 21 abiertas en total.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

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13 open Class C.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C13 open most often Heat / Hot Water
Fire SafetyNotice sent16417273
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16417272
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16417271
Fire SafetyNotice sent16417270
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16417265
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16417264
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16417262
Notice sent16417261
Fire SafetyNotice sent16397227
Fire SafetyNotice sent16397224
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16397223
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16397220
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16397219
Class B8 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent16417268
Fire SafetyNotice sent16417267
Fire SafetyNotice sent16417266
Notice sent16417263
Notice sent16397226
Notice sent16397225
Fire SafetyNotice sent16397222
Fire SafetyNotice sent16397221

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Questions about this building

Does 138 East 51 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 138 East 51 Street, Brooklyn had 21 open violations on September 26, 2026: 21 from HPD. 13 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 138 East 51 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When was 138 East 51 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1930 as the year 138 East 51 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 2 floors.

How many apartments does 138 East 51 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 4 residential units at 138 East 51 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 the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 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 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, 138 East 51st St, Brooklyn: 13 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/138-east-51-street-brooklyn

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