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ViolationScout13 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 5 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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185 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01902-0001

En español: 13 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 42 abiertas en total.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 5 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

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13 open Class C.

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DOB violations
28 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued June 30, 2023.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened April 15, 2026.
DOB complaints
2 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed May 1, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated SWARMP in the latest facade report, filed February 16, 2024 (inspection cycle 9). SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Need this filed?
DOB permits
14 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Suspended Scaffold work, was issued September 22, 2026.
Local Law 97
Covered from 2026 as a rent-regulated building (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 28, 2023: a general construction order, opened October 6, 2023, awarded for $1,190.

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 C13 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19202466
Notice sent19202463
Fire SafetyNotice sent19032528CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
Notice sent19032515CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
MoldNotice sent to tenant19105144CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
No access to reinspect (first try)17270953
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)17308905
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent16762132
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent16762131
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent16521372
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent16521371
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent16521369
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent16521368
Class B29 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19202469
Fire SafetyNotice sent19202468
Fire SafetyNotice sent19202467
Notice sent19202465
Notice sent19202464
MoldNotice sent to tenant19202462
Notice sent19049402CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
MoldNotice sent to tenant19049399CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
Notice sent19040423CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
Notice sent19032511CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
Not complied with18971282CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
Not complied with18951343CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
Not complied with18951342CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
Not complied with18951340CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
Not complied with18951339CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
Not complied with18951338CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP.
No access to reinspect (first try)17270955
No access to reinspect (first try)17270950
No access to reinspect (first try)17270942
No access to reinspect (first try)17270941
No access to reinspect (first try)17070921
No access to reinspect (first try)17070919
No access to reinspect (first try)17070913
No access to reinspect (first try)17070888
No access to reinspect (first try)17070887
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)17070878
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)17070872
Not complied with16762134
No access to reinspect (first try)16610620

The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn had 42 open violations on September 26, 2026: 42 from HPD. 13 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with 1 certification 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 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 28 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued June 30, 2023. 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.

Is 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened April 15, 2026. 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 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 2 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed May 1, 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 28, 2023: a general construction order, opened October 6, 2023, awarded for $1,190. 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.

What did the latest facade report find at 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn?

Rated SWARMP in the latest facade report, filed February 16, 2024 (inspection cycle 9). SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 14 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Suspended Scaffold work, was issued September 22, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

Is 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered from 2026 as a rent-regulated 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.

Is 185 Clinton 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 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1944 as the year 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 14 floors.

How many apartments does 185 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 520 residential units at 185 Clinton 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, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, 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, 185 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn: 13 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/185-clinton-avenue-brooklyn

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