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156 Kent St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-02558-0042

En español: 11 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 16 abiertas en total.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 11 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

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11 open Class C.

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DOB violations
9 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C11 open most often Heat / Hot Water
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16608265
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16608264
Fire SafetyNotice sent16608263
Notice sent16608262
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16486849
Fire SafetyNotice sent16486848
Notice sent16486844
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16486843
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16458166
Fire SafetyNotice sent16458163
Notice sent16458162
Class B5 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent16486847
Fire SafetyNotice sent16486846
Fire SafetyNotice sent16486845
Fire SafetyNotice sent16458165
Fire SafetyNotice sent16458164

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Questions about this building

Does 156 Kent Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 156 Kent Street, Brooklyn had 16 open violations on September 26, 2026: 16 from HPD. 11 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 156 Kent Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 11 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.

Does 156 Kent Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 9 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. 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.

When was 156 Kent Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1910 as the year 156 Kent 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 4 floors.

How many apartments does 156 Kent Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 15 residential units at 156 Kent 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 and 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 DOB violations 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, 156 Kent St, Brooklyn: 11 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/156-kent-street-brooklyn

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