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161 Utica Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01361-0001

Built
1910
Floors
4
Residential units
23
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
5,805 sq ft
Floor area
20,500 sq ft
Last transfer
No price recorded
Last sale
$5,000,000

En español: 2 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 11 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 27 años abierta, desde el 5 de diciembre de 1998.

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  1. 2

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    8 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 9

    Class B, hazardous

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 2 open Class C, with 4 certifications filed and 0 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 59 Class C violations: 57 by the original certify-by date, 2 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 11 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was August 24, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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2 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed December 5, 1998.

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OATH/ECB summonses
7 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $13,550 in penalties imposed. 5 judgments docketed, the latest on June 30, 2026. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • January 22, 2026, FDNY: Recordkeeping. Decided by default, $5,000 penalty imposed.
  • December 12, 2024, FDNY: Recordkeeping. Decided by default, $1,000 penalty imposed.
  • June 29, 2023, DOB: Fail maintain building in compliant manner: Service equipment - boiler. Decided by default, $3,125 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 7 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 7, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

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DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued August 16, 1993.
Housing court
11 housing court cases here since 2010.
DOB complaints
6 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 7, 2026.
DOB permits
1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued August 24, 2026.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued August 24, 2026, in effect until November 22, 2026.
  • Antenna, issued April 8, 2024, signed off.
  • Mechanical Systems, issued January 20, 2023, expired January 20, 2024.

The newest 3 of 4 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 4, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Boiler inspection
Inspected July 21, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed May 29, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C2 open
Fire SafetyNotice sent18376828
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with17060064
Class B9 open
Certified late19042811
No access to reinspect (first try)18562454
Notice sent18376835
Notice sent18376834
Notice sent18376833
Notice sent18376832
Notice sent18376831
Notice sent18376830
Notice sent18376829

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Questions about this building

Does 161 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 161 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn had 11 open violations on October 10, 2026: 11 from HPD. 2 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 27 years, since December 5, 1998.

Is 161 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 2 open Class C, with 4 certifications filed and 0 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends October 10, 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 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 59 Class C violations: 57 by the original certify-by date, 2 after it. 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 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued August 16, 1993. 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 161 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn been in housing court?

Yes. 11 housing court cases here since 2010. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 161 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 6 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 7, 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 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued August 24, 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.

When was the boiler at 161 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

On July 21, 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 161 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On May 29, 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.

Is 161 Utica Avenue, 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 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1910 as the year 161 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 161 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 23 residential units at 161 Utica 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 OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 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/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. 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, 161 Utica Ave, Brooklyn: 23 units, 2 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/161-utica-avenue-brooklyn

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