The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.
Questions about this building
Does 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?
Yes. 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn had 30 open violations on September 26, 2026: 30 from HPD. 14 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.
Is 397 East 49 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?
Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 41 certifications filed against 4 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends September 26, 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 September 28, 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 HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.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. 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 September 28, 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.
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 apartment 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, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 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.
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ViolationScout, 397 East 49th St, Brooklyn: 14 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/397-east-49-street-brooklyn
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