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285 Brook Ave, Bronx

BBL 2-02284-0062

Built
1904
Floors
5
Residential units
59
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
20,401 sq ft
Floor area
62,060 sq ft

En español: 5 violaciones abiertas. La más antigua del HPD lleva 22 años abierta, desde el 28 de junio de 2004.

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  1. 5

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.

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Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 2 Class C violations, all 2 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 5 open HPD violations run from December 28, 2023 to November 25, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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5 open violations. The oldest open HPD violation was filed June 28, 2004.

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OATH/ECB summonses
4 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $7,500 in penalties imposed.
  • April 30, 2019, DOB: Miscellaneous violations. In violation, $2,500 penalty imposed.
  • April 30, 2019, DOB: Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner. In violation, $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • April 30, 2019, DOB: Fail to maintain required number of means of egress for every floor. In violation, $2,500 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

Housing court
13 housing court cases here since 2005, most of them tenant actions.
Local Law 97
On the covered list (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
4 boilers, all inspected in 2026, the latest on July 10. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed for its 4 buildings by December 10, 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).
Tax exemption
Has an Article XI tax exemption (DOF 2026/27 roll).

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 B5 open most often Fire Safety
Fire SafetyNotice sent19280864
Fire SafetyNotice sent19280861
CIV14 mailed19082413SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY LEMLE WOLFF, LLC
Certified on time19082412SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY LEMLE WOLFF, LLC
MoldDefect letter sent16370558

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Questions about this building

Does 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx had 5 open violations on October 10, 2026: 5 from HPD. None of them is Class C, but counting every year, HPD has 5 Class C violations still open here. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 22 years, since June 28, 2004.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 2 Class C violations, all 2 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.

Has 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx been in housing court?

Yes. 13 housing court cases here since 2005, most of them tenant actions. 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 the boiler at 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx last inspected?

It has 4 boilers, all inspected in 2026, the latest on July 10. 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 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx last file its bedbug report?

Its 4 buildings had all filed by December 10, 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 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. On the covered list (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 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx 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.

Does 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx have a property tax exemption?

The building has an Article XI tax exemption on DOF's 2026/27 roll. An exemption lowers a property's tax bill by reducing its assessed value.

When was 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 1904 as the year 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 5 floors.

How many apartments does 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 59 residential units at 285 Brook Avenue, Bronx. 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, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, 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, 285 Brook Ave, Bronx: 59 units, 5 open violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/285-brook-avenue-bronx

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