Questions about this building
Does 1651 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?
Yes. 1651 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn had 24 open violations on September 26, 2026: 2 from OATH/ECB and 22 from HPD. 13 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.
Is 1651 St Marks Avenue, 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.
Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 1651 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn?
Yes. HPD's vacate order for the entire building has been in effect since January 15, 2025. Reason on the order: habitability. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.
Does 1651 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn have an OATH hearing coming up?
Yes. A hearing on a DOB summons is set for January 14, 2027. 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 1651 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?
Yes. 2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued December 31, 2014. 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 1651 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn?
Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the last 12 months. It was filed April 15, 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.
When was 1651 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn built?
The city's record gives 1910 as the year 1651 St Marks Avenue, 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 1651 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 4 residential units at 1651 St Marks 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 HPD vacate orders, OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, DOB complaints 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, 1651 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/1651-st-marks-avenue-brooklyn
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