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249 Gates Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01973-0056

Built
1900
Floors
3
Residential units
3
Building type
Three-family dwelling
Zoning district
R6B
Lot area
2,200 sq ft
Floor area
4,000 sq ft

En español: 3 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 6 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 41 años abierta, desde el 11 de diciembre de 1984.

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  1. 3

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Vermin / Infestation.

    10 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 3

    Class B, hazardous

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 3 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The original certify-by dates on the 6 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was August 26, 2025. The report prints the date beside each one.

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3 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed December 11, 1984.

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DOB violations
16 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
Housing court
1 housing court case here, opened in 2023.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C3 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18074793
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18074787
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16998844
Class B3 open
Notice sent18074790
Notice sent18074789
Notice sent18074788

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

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Questions about this building

Does 249 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 249 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn had 6 open violations on October 10, 2026: 6 from HPD. 3 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 41 years, since December 11, 1984.

Is 249 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 3 open Class C, with nothing filed or new 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 249 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 16 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. 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 249 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn been in housing court?

Yes. 1 housing court case here, opened in 2023. 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.

When was 249 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1900 as the year 249 Gates Avenue, 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 249 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 3 residential units at 249 Gates 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 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 DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases 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, 249 Gates Ave, Brooklyn: 3 units, 3 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/249-gates-avenue-brooklyn

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