The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.
Questions about this building
Does 166 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?
Yes. 166 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn had 29 open violations on September 26, 2026: 29 from HPD. 17 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.
Is 166 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?
Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 17 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 5 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. 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 166 Irving 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.
Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 166 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?
Yes. 5 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 28, 2023, awarded for $23,962 in total. The most recent of the 5, a general construction order, was opened November 18, 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.
Is 166 Irving 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 166 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn built?
The city's record gives 1931 as the year 166 Irving 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 3 floors.
How many apartments does 166 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 6 residential units at 166 Irving 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 DOB violations, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, 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.
Cite this page
ViolationScout, 166 Irving Ave, Brooklyn: 17 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/166-irving-avenue-brooklyn
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