Questions about this building
Does 161 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn have open violations?
Yes. 161 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn had 20 open violations on September 26, 2026: 5 from OATH/ECB and 15 from HPD. 11 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.
Is 161 Prospect Park West, 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.
When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 161 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn?
Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 19 Class C violations, all 19 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 161 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?
Yes. 3 active DOB violations. 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.
Has DOB received complaints about 161 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn?
Yes. 10 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed May 12, 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 DOB work permits in effect at 161 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn?
Yes. 3 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Sidewalk Shed work, was issued August 3, 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.
Is 161 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn rent stabilized?
The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.
When was 161 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn built?
The city's record gives 1899 as the year 161 Prospect Park West, 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 161 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 8 residential units at 161 Prospect Park West, 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, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits 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.
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ViolationScout, 161 Prospect Park…, Brooklyn: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/161-prospect-park-west-brooklyn
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