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338 51st St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-00798-0021

Built
1925
Floors
3
Residential units
3
Building type
Three-family dwelling
Zoning district
R6B
Lot area
2,003 sq ft
Floor area
3,048 sq ft

En español: 4 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 7 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 40 años abierta, desde el 1 de octubre de 1986.

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  1. 4

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    5 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 2

    Class B, hazardous

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  3. 1

    OATH/ECB summons still active

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 4 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The original certify-by dates on the 6 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was November 21, 2025. The report prints the date beside each one.

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4 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed October 1, 1986.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since October 7, 2025. Reason on the order: fire damage.
OATH/ECB summonses
19 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $158,750 in penalties imposed. 1 of them is still active, the one listed under OATH/ECB. 19 judgments docketed, the latest on August 31, 2025. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • March 11, 2025, DOB: Unlawful acts. Failure to comply with an order of the commissioner. Decided by default, $12,500 penalty imposed.
  • February 22, 2022, DOB: Unlawful acts. Failure to comply with an order of the commissioner. Decided by default, $12,500 penalty imposed.
  • September 14, 2021, DOB: Unlawful acts. Failure to comply with an order of the commissioner. Decided by default, $12,500 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 19 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 19, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

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DOB violations
3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued August 7, 2019.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed October 9, 2025.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C4 open
Notice sent18275836
Notice sent18275829
Notice sent18275815
Notice sent18275794
Class B2 open
Notice sent18275902
Notice sent18275882
OATH/ECB1 open
Construction, Class 1Decided by default39141092Z

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Does 338 51 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 338 51 Street, Brooklyn had 7 open violations on October 10, 2026: 6 from HPD and 1 from OATH/ECB. 4 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 40 years, since October 1, 1986.

Is 338 51 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 4 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.

Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 338 51 Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since October 7, 2025. 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 338 51 Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued August 7, 2019. 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 DOB received complaints about 338 51 Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed October 9, 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 338 51 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1925 as the year 338 51 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 3 floors.

How many apartments does 338 51 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 3 residential units at 338 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 HPD vacate orders, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, DOB complaints 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 HPD vacate orders, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, DOB complaints 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, 338 51st St, Brooklyn: 3 units, 4 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/338-51-street-brooklyn

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