En español: contando todos los años, el HPD tiene 3 violaciones abiertas aquí, la más antigua del 6 de junio de 2025.
DOB complaints
2 DOB complaints, 1 of them conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 28, 2025.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 2 work permits here, the newest issued June 27, 2025, for General Construction work.
General Construction, issued June 27, 2025, signed off.
Plumbing, issued June 26, 2025, signed off.
Counting every year, HPD has 3 violations still open here, the oldest filed on June 6, 2025. No Class B or C violation HPD filed here in the last 3 years is still open. No OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years is still active.
The full report on 847 72nd St, Brooklyn
How it compares with the 223,260 Brooklyn buildings with 1 to 5 apartments.
All 2 DOB NOW work permits, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost.
Every other record on this page, on a cover you can forward.
Does 847 72 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?
Yes. On October 10, 2026, counting every year, HPD had 3 violations still open at 847 72 Street, Brooklyn, the oldest filed on June 6, 2025. None was a Class B or C violation filed in the last 3 years, and no OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years was still active.
Has DOB received complaints about 847 72 Street, Brooklyn?
Yes. 2 DOB complaints, 1 of them conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 28, 2025. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.
When was 847 72 Street, Brooklyn built?
The city's record gives 1925 as the year 847 72 Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a three-family dwelling with 2 floors.
How many apartments does 847 72 Street, Brooklyn have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 3 residential units at 847 72 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 complaints, DOB NOW work permits, 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 DOB complaints, DOB NOW work permits, 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, 847 72nd St, Brooklyn: 3 units, 3 open HPD violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/847-72-street-brooklyn
