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522 East 51st St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-04722-0028

Built
1920
Floors
3
Residential units
6
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R5
Lot area
3,000 sq ft
Floor area
5,712 sq ft
Last sale
$772,688

En español: 14 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 69 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 12 años abierta, desde el 11 de marzo de 2014.

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  1. 14

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

    29 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 53

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.

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  3. 2

    OATH/ECB summonses still active

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 14 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The original certify-by dates on the 67 open HPD violations run from December 7, 2023 to November 27, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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14 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed March 11, 2014.

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Open Class C, week by week
17 on September 24, 2026 and 14 on October 8.
OATH/ECB summonses
2 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $12,500 in penalties imposed. All 2 are still active, the same 2 listed under OATH/ECB. 2 judgments docketed, the latest on August 31, 2025. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • February 18, 2025, DOB: Work without a permit. Decided by default, $6,250 penalty imposed.
  • February 18, 2025, DOB: Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner: Boiler. Decided by default, $6,250 penalty imposed.

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DOF tax lien sale
Listed for DOF's 2025 tax lien sale. The last list it appeared on was the 10-day notice of May 2025.
DOB violations
15 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
Housing court
9 housing court cases here since 2016.
Boiler inspection
Inspected December 12, 2025. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened November 22, 2025, awarded for $345.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C14 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18513821
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18513820
Lead PaintNotice sent18494238
Notice sent18489771
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18489770
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18489769
Notice sent18489767
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18347558
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18347557
Notice sent18347545
The report lists all 14, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B53 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19288615
Notice sent19288614
Notice sent18728689
Notice sent18728687
Notice sent18728685
Notice sent18728684
Notice sent18728683
Notice sent18728681
Notice sent18728680
Notice sent18728679
The report lists all 53, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB2 open
Construction, Class 2Decided by default39138657J
Boilers, Class 2Decided by default39138656H

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Questions about this building

Does 522 East 51 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 522 East 51 Street, Brooklyn had 69 open violations on October 10, 2026: 67 from HPD and 2 from OATH/ECB. 14 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 12 years, since March 11, 2014.

Is 522 East 51 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 14 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 522 East 51 Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 15 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 522 East 51 Street, Brooklyn been in housing court?

Yes. 9 housing court cases here since 2016. 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 522 East 51 Street, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened November 22, 2025, awarded for $345. 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 was the boiler at 522 East 51 Street, Brooklyn last inspected?

On December 12, 2025. 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 was 522 East 51 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 522 East 51 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 3 floors.

How many apartments does 522 East 51 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 6 residential units at 522 East 51 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 OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOF's tax lien sale lists, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, 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 OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOF's tax lien sale lists, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, 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, 522 East 51st St, Brooklyn: 6 units, 14 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/522-east-51-street-brooklyn

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