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234 4th Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-00441-0034

Built
1920
Floors
4
Residential units
5
Building type
Residence with stores or offices
Zoning district
C4-4D
Lot area
2,240 sq ft
Floor area
6,160 sq ft

En español: contando todos los años, el HPD tiene 25 violaciones abiertas aquí, la más antigua del 24 de febrero de 1992.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 4 Class C violations, all 4 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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OATH/ECB summonses
4 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $6,500 in penalties imposed. 3 judgments docketed, the latest on September 30, 2026. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • April 13, 2026, FDNY: Recordkeeping. Decided by default, $1,000 penalty imposed.
  • April 26, 2023, DOB: Failure to maintain building walls or appurtenances. In violation, $2,500 penalty imposed.
  • April 13, 2022, FDNY: General maintenance. Decided by default, $1,000 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 4 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 4, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

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DOB violations
4 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued June 30, 2023.
Housing court
2 housing court cases here since 2014.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint, a conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed October 17, 2025.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 1 work permit here: Sign, issued March 27, 2021, signed off.
Boiler inspection
Inspected December 18, 2025.
Bedbug report
Filed December 19, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Counting every year, HPD has 25 violations still open here, the oldest filed on February 24, 1992. No Class B or C violation HPD filed here in the last 3 years is still open. No OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years is still active.

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Questions about this building

Does 234 4 Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. On October 10, 2026, counting every year, HPD had 25 violations still open at 234 4 Avenue, Brooklyn, the oldest filed on February 24, 1992. None was a Class B or C violation filed in the last 3 years, and no OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years was still active.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 234 4 Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 4 Class C violations, all 4 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.

Does 234 4 Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 4 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.

Has 234 4 Avenue, Brooklyn been in housing court?

Yes. 2 housing court cases here since 2014. 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 234 4 Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint, a conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed October 17, 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.

When was the boiler at 234 4 Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

On December 18, 2025. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 234 4 Avenue, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 19, 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 234 4 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 234 4 Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 234 4 Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a residence with stores or offices with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 234 4 Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 5 residential units at 234 4 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 OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports 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, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports 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, 234 4th Ave, Brooklyn: 5 units, 25 open HPD violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/234-4-avenue-brooklyn

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