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217 Spencer St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01763-0006

Built
1901
Floors
3
Residential units
3
Building type
Three-family dwelling
Zoning district
R6B
Lot area
1,575 sq ft
Floor area
2,940 sq ft

En español: 18 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 46 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 5 años abierta, desde el 13 de abril de 2021.

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  1. 18

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Heat / Hot Water.

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  2. 28

    Class B, hazardous

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New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 18 new Class C against 0 certifications filed in the last 180 days.

The earliest original certify-by date on 32 of the 46 open HPD violations is October 12, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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18 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed April 13, 2021.

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Open Class C, week by week
None on September 24, 2026 and 15 on October 8.
DOF tax lien sale
Listed for DOF's 2025 tax lien sale, for water and sewer charges only. The last list it appeared on was the 90-day notice of February 2025.
DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued January 29, 2026.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed February 3, 2026.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C18 open most often Heat / Hot Water
Notice sent19262776
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19262772
Notice sent19262771
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19262769
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19262768
Heat / Hot WaterOpen19258808
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19258807
Fire SafetyOpen19258806
Fire SafetyNotice sent19258794
Notice sent19258783
The report lists all 18, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B28 open
MoldNotice sent to tenant19262770
Open19290209
Open19289484
Open19258805
Open19258804
Open19258803
Open19258802
Open19258801
Open19258799
Open19258798
The report lists all 28, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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The most common category among the open records here is heat and hot water.

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Questions about this building

Does 217 Spencer Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 217 Spencer Street, Brooklyn had 46 open violations on October 10, 2026: 46 from HPD. 18 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 5 years, since April 13, 2021.

Is 217 Spencer Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 18 new Class C against 0 certifications filed in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 217 Spencer Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued January 29, 2026. 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 217 Spencer Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed February 3, 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.

When was 217 Spencer Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1901 as the year 217 Spencer Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a three-family dwelling with 3 floors.

How many apartments does 217 Spencer Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 3 residential units at 217 Spencer 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 DOF's tax lien sale lists, DOB violations, DOB complaints 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 DOF's tax lien sale lists, DOB violations, DOB complaints 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, 217 Spencer St, Brooklyn: 3 units, 18 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/217-spencer-street-brooklyn

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