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159 Starr St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-03187-0044

En español: 19 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 32 abiertas en total.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 19 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

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19 open Class C.

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OATH hearings
6 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on November 16, 2026.
DOB violations
22 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued September 23, 2024.
DOB complaints
2 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed July 1, 2026.
HPD emergency repair orders
2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 28, 2023, awarded for $7,186 in total. The most recent of the 2, a lead paint order, was opened February 13, 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 C19 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18326218
Lead PaintNotice sent17533717
Lead PaintNotice sent17533716
Lead PaintNotice sent17533715
Lead PaintNotice sent17533714
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17509716
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17509715
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent17484834
Fire SafetyNotice sent17484830
Fire SafetyNotice sent17484829
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17484826
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17484825
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17484824
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17484823
Fire SafetyNotice sent17484821
Fire SafetyNotice sent17484820
Notice sent17484818
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent17484817
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent17219925
Class B7 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent17509714
Notice sent17499715
Fire SafetyNotice sent17484828
Fire SafetyNotice sent17484827
Fire SafetyNotice sent17484822
Notice sent17484819
Notice sent17219914
OATH/ECB6 open most often Construction
Construction, Class 1Hearing pending39195409L
Construction, Class 1Hearing pending39195408J
Construction, Class 1Hearing pending39195407H
Construction, Class 1Hearing pending39165089Y
Construction, Class 1Hearing pending39165088M
Class 1Hearing pending39165087K

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Questions about this building

Does 159 Starr Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 159 Starr Street, Brooklyn had 32 open violations on September 26, 2026: 6 from OATH/ECB and 26 from HPD. 19 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 159 Starr Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 19 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 159 Starr Street, Brooklyn have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. 6 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on November 16, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 159 Starr Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 22 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued September 23, 2024. 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.

Has DOB received complaints about 159 Starr Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. 2 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed July 1, 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 159 Starr Street, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 28, 2023, awarded for $7,186 in total. The most recent of the 2, a lead paint order, was opened February 13, 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 159 Starr Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1931 as the year 159 Starr 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 159 Starr Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 8 residential units at 159 Starr 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 OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, DOB complaints, HPD emergency repair orders 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 OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, DOB complaints, HPD emergency repair orders 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, 159 Starr St, Brooklyn: 19 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/159-starr-street-brooklyn

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