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181 Scholes St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-03026-0001 Landmark: Individual Landmark

Built
1938
Floors
4
Residential units
474
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
283,200 sq ft
Floor area
345,248 sq ft

En español: sin violaciones abiertas del HPD, contando todos los años.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 10 Class C violations, all 10 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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OATH/ECB summonses
65 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $17,350 in penalties imposed. 1 judgment docketed, on January 31, 2026. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • October 1, 2025, DOB: Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner: Boiler. In violation.
  • August 1, 2025, FDNY: Fire protection systems. In violation, $475 penalty imposed.
  • August 23, 2024, FDNY: Labels markings. In violation.

The newest 3 of 65 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 65, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

Housing court
1 housing court case here, opened in 2024.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed October 1, 2025.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 47 work permits here, the newest issued November 22, 2024, for General Construction work.
  • General Construction, issued November 22, 2024, signed off.
  • Mechanical Systems, issued October 24, 2024, signed off.
  • Sprinklers, issued September 6, 2024, signed off.

The newest 3 of 47 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 47, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Certificate of occupancy
Final, issued September 12, 2022.
Local Law 97
Covered as a city-owned or NYCHA building (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Bedbug report
Filed for its 6 buildings by December 8, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Tax exemption
Has an NYC Housing Authority tax exemption (DOF 2026/27 roll).

No open HPD violations, counting every year. No OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years is still active.

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Questions about this building

Does 181 Scholes Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

No. On October 10, 2026, 181 Scholes Street, Brooklyn had no open HPD violations, counting every year, and no OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years was still active.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 181 Scholes Street, Brooklyn?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 10 Class C violations, all 10 by the original certify-by date. 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.

Has 181 Scholes Street, Brooklyn been in housing court?

Yes. 1 housing court case here, opened in 2024. 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 181 Scholes Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed October 1, 2025. 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.

Does 181 Scholes Street, Brooklyn have a certificate of occupancy?

Its latest certificate of occupancy is a final one, issued September 12, 2022. 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 181 Scholes Street, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

Its 6 buildings had all filed by December 8, 2025, 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 181 Scholes Street, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered as a city-owned or NYCHA building (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.

Does 181 Scholes Street, Brooklyn have a property tax exemption?

The building has an NYC Housing Authority tax exemption on DOF's 2026/27 roll. An exemption lowers a property's tax bill by reducing its assessed value.

When was 181 Scholes Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1938 as the year 181 Scholes Street, 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 181 Scholes Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 474 residential units at 181 Scholes Street, 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, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB NOW work permits, DOB certificates of occupancy, 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/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB NOW work permits, DOB certificates of occupancy, 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, 181 Scholes St, Brooklyn: 474 units, no open HPD violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/181-scholes-street-brooklyn

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