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397 East 49th St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-04675-0045

Built
1927
Floors
4
Residential units
34
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R5
Lot area
8,000 sq ft
Floor area
28,480 sq ft
Last sale
$2,900,000

En español: 9 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 15 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 20 años abierta, desde el 14 de junio de 2006.

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  1. 9

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

    20 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 6

    Class B, hazardous

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Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 40 certifications filed against 2 new Class C in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 36 Class C violations: 19 by the original certify-by date, 17 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 15 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was September 13, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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9 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed June 14, 2006.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since January 29, 2026. Reason on the order: fire damage.
OATH/ECB summonses
1 FDNY summons here since January 1, 2019, with $2,000 in penalties imposed. 1 judgment docketed, on November 30, 2020. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • May 29, 2020, FDNY: Recordkeeping. Decided by default, $2,000 penalty imposed.

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DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued August 16, 1993.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened September 10, 2019. 21 housing court cases here since 2006.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 4 work permits here, the newest issued May 20, 2022, for Plumbing work.
  • Plumbing, issued May 20, 2022, signed off.
  • General Construction, issued May 3, 2022, signed off.
  • General Construction, issued November 18, 2021, expired January 8, 2022.

The newest 3 of 4 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 4, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Bedbug report
Filed December 5, 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).
HPD emergency repair orders
8 completed HPD emergency repair orders since October 12, 2023, awarded for $13,828 in total. The most recent of the 8, a general construction order, was opened February 3, 2026.

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 C9 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Not complied with19123854397 E 49TH ST. LLC
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent19123847397 E 49TH ST. LLC
Not complied with18284982
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent17768027
To be reinspected17451924
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent17390236
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent17390235
Not complied with17220261
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with16630232
Class B6 open
No access to reinspect (first try)18976046397 E 49TH ST. LLC
No access to reinspect (first try)18543611397 E 49TH ST. LLC
Not complied with17390244
No access to reinspect (first try)17062603
No access to reinspect (first try)17062579
No access to reinspect (first try)17062559

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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 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn had 15 open violations on October 10, 2026: 15 from HPD. 9 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 20 years, since June 14, 2006.

Is 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 40 certifications filed against 2 new Class C 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.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 36 Class C violations: 19 by the original certify-by date, 17 after it. 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.

Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since January 29, 2026. Reason on the order: fire damage. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.

Does 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued August 16, 1993. 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 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened September 10, 2019. 21 housing court cases here since 2006. 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 8 completed HPD emergency repair orders since October 12, 2023, awarded for $13,828 in total. The most recent of the 8, a general construction order, was opened February 3, 2026. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

When did 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 5, 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 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (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 397 East 49 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 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1927 as the year 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 34 residential units at 397 East 49 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 HPD vacate orders, 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, HPD emergency repair orders, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. 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 HPD vacate orders, 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, HPD emergency repair orders, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. 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, 397 East 49th St, Brooklyn: 34 units, 9 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/397-east-49-street-brooklyn

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