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261 Gates Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01973-0051

Built
1930
Floors
6
Residential units
30
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R6B
Lot area
5,400 sq ft
Floor area
23,328 sq ft

En español: sin violaciones abiertas del HPD, contando todos los años.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 9 Class C violations, all 9 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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OATH/ECB summonses
3 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $3,750 in penalties imposed.
  • September 30, 2021, DOB: Fail to comply with commissioner order to file certificate of correction with DOB. Dismissed.
  • April 21, 2021, DOB: Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner. In violation, $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • April 21, 2021, DOB: Failure to maintain building walls or appurtenances. In violation, $2,500 penalty imposed.
DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued January 13, 1997.
Housing court
1 housing court case here, opened in 2024.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 2 work permits here, the newest issued June 21, 2021, for Supported Scaffold work.
  • Supported Scaffold, issued June 21, 2021, signed off.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued June 15, 2021, expired June 15, 2022.
Boiler inspection
Inspected February 13, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 1, 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).

No open HPD violations, counting every year. No OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years is still active.

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Questions about this building

Does 261 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

No. On October 10, 2026, 261 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn had no open HPD violations, counting every year, and no OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years was still active.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 261 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 9 Class C violations, all 9 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 261 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued January 13, 1997. 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 261 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn been in housing court?

Yes. 1 housing court case here, opened in 2024. 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 261 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

On February 13, 2026. 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 261 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 1, 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 261 Gates 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 261 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1930 as the year 261 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 261 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 30 residential units at 261 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 OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, 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, 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, 261 Gates Ave, Brooklyn: 30 units, 1 active DOB violation, from New York City's HPD violation, DOB violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/261-gates-avenue-brooklyn

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