The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.
Questions about this building
Does 174 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?
Yes. 174 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn had 26 open violations on September 26, 2026: 26 from HPD. 12 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.
Is 174 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?
Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 34 certifications filed against 11 new Class C 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 174 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn?
Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 20 Class C violations: 14 by the original certify-by date, 6 after it. 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 174 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?
Yes. 5 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued April 6, 2018. 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 174 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn?
Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the last 12 months. It was filed March 9, 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.
Is 174 Woodruff 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 174 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn built?
The city's record gives 1910 as the year 174 Woodruff 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 4 floors.
How many apartments does 174 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 13 residential units at 174 Woodruff 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, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists 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, 174 Woodruff Ave, Brooklyn: 12 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/174-woodruff-avenue-brooklyn
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