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278 Chauncey St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01513-0014

En español: 18 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 43 abiertas en total.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 18 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 4 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since September 28, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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18 open Class C.

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HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

DOB violations
4 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued November 8, 2019.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened March 3, 2025.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

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 C18 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Notice sent19195059
Notice sent19195031
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19195023
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19195011
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent18267299
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent18267297
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18267293
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18267292
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18173587
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18173586
Not complied with17767133
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with17767086
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17616836
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17616835
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17360671
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17360670
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent17249105
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent17249104
Class B25 open most often Fire Safety
Fire SafetyNotice sent19195044
Fire SafetyNotice sent19195043
Notice sent19195018
Notice sent18940681CHAUNCEY EQUITIES LLC
Notice sent18940680CHAUNCEY EQUITIES LLC
MoldNotice sent to tenant18404859CHAUNCEY EQUITIES LLC
Not complied with18267295
Not complied with18267289
Not complied with18267286
MoldNotice sent to tenant18173584
Not complied with17920346
Fire SafetyNot complied with17920296
Not complied with17767098
Not complied with17767083
MoldNot complied with17898063
Not complied with17616838
Not complied with17616837
Not complied with17360674
Notice sent17249251
Notice sent17249181
Notice sent17249149
Notice sent17249138
Notice sent17249125
Fire SafetyNotice sent17249101
Fire SafetyNotice sent17249096

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

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Questions about this building

Does 278 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 278 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn had 43 open violations on September 26, 2026: 43 from HPD. 18 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 278 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 18 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 4 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.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 278 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn?

Since September 28, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, 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 278 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 4 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued November 8, 2019. 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 278 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened March 3, 2025. 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.

Is 278 Chauncey Street, 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 278 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 278 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 278 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 8 residential units at 278 Chauncey 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 DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists 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, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists 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, 278 Chauncey St, Brooklyn: 18 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/278-chauncey-street-brooklyn

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