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1659 Ralph Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-07981-7501

Built
1950
Floors
3
Residential units
24
Building type
Condominium
Zoning district
R5B
Lot area
26,420 sq ft
Floor area
51,566 sq ft

En español: 7 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 22 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 6 años abierta, desde el 30 de julio de 2020.

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  1. 7

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Vermin / Infestation.

    10 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 8

    Class B, hazardous

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  3. 7

    OATH/ECB summonses still active. Most often Construction.

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 7 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 4 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 9 Class C violations, all 9 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 1 of them False Certification. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 15 open HPD violations run from March 12, 2024 to October 12, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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7 open Class C, 5 OATH hearings starting October 14, 2026, and a temporary certificate of occupancy. The oldest open HPD violation was filed July 30, 2020.

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OATH hearings
5 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on October 14, 2026.
OATH/ECB summonses
20 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $35,399 in penalties imposed. 6 of them are still active and among the 7 listed under OATH/ECB. 1 judgment docketed, on April 30, 2025. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • March 24, 2026, DOB: Fail to comply with commissioner order to file certificate of correction with DOB. Adjourned, $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • March 24, 2026, DOB: Fail to comply with commissioner order to file certificate of correction with DOB. Adjourned, $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • March 24, 2026, DOB: Fail to comply with commissioner order to file certificate of correction with DOB. Adjourned, $1,250 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 20 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 20, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOB violations
5 active DOB violations. The newest was issued August 21, 2024.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 4 work permits here, the newest issued January 23, 2023, for Plumbing work.
  • Plumbing, issued January 23, 2023, signed off.
  • General Construction, issued May 10, 2022, expired March 29, 2023.
  • Plumbing, issued May 5, 2022, expired May 5, 2023.

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

Certificate of occupancy
Temporary, renewed June 16, 2023.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Bedbug report
Filed March 24, 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).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened April 30, 2024, awarded for $250.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C7 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Fire SafetyTo be reinspected19220752BEN DAVID ENTERPRISES LLC
Fire SafetyFalse certification19156549BEN DAVID ENTERPRISES LLC
Heat / Hot WaterCIV14 mailed19156548BEN DAVID ENTERPRISES LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19026781
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18067680
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18067676
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16698901
Class B8 open
Notice sent19156550BEN DAVID ENTERPRISES LLC
Notice sent19026783
Notice sent19026782
MoldInvalid certification18352126
Notice sent18067682
Fire SafetyNotice sent18067681
Notice sent18067678
Notice sent18067677
OATH/ECB7 open most often Construction
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending39181565X
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending39181564Y
Construction, Class 1Hearing pending39181563M
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending39181562K
Construction, Class 2Decided by default39181561Z
Elevators, Class 2Hearing pending39170564K
Construction, Class 1Admitted35667714P

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Does 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn had 22 open violations on October 10, 2026: 15 from HPD and 7 from OATH/ECB. 7 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 6 years, since July 30, 2020.

Is 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 7 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 4 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 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 9 Class C violations, all 9 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 1 of them False Certification. 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 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. 5 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on October 14, 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 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 5 active DOB violations. The newest was issued August 21, 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened April 30, 2024, awarded for $250. 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.

Does 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn have a certificate of occupancy?

Its latest certificate of occupancy is temporary, renewed June 16, 2023. A certificate of occupancy says how a building may be used and occupied. A temporary one lets people move in while work finishes and has to be renewed until DOB issues the final one. DOB's records here start in July 2012, so an older certificate may not show.

When did 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On March 24, 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 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 1659 Ralph 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 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1950 as the year 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a condominium with 3 floors.

How many apartments does 1659 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 24 residential units at 1659 Ralph 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 hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, DOB certificates of occupancy, HPD emergency repair orders, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. 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 hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, DOB certificates of occupancy, HPD emergency repair orders, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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, 1659 Ralph Ave, Brooklyn: 24 units, 7 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/1659-ralph-avenue-brooklyn

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