Does 444 East 98 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 444 East 98 Street, Brooklyn had 16 open violations on September 27, 2026: 16 from HPD. 11 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 11 years, since February 20, 2015.

Is 444 East 98 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 11 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 444 East 98 Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued March 7, 2018. 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.

When was 444 East 98 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 444 East 98 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 2 floors.

How many apartments does 444 East 98 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 4 residential units at 444 East 98 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 violations and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 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.

444 East 98th St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-04694-0060

Built 1920
2 floors
4 residential units
Walk-up apartment building

En español: 11 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 16 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 11 años abierta, desde el 20 de febrero de 2015.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 11 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 11 years, since February 20, 2015.

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11 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed February 20, 2015.

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DOB violations: 1 active DOB violation, issued March 7, 2018.

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

Filed	Category	Status	Number
Class C	11 open most often Heat / Hot Water
February 17, 2026	Fire Safety	Notice sent	18651112
February 17, 2026	Heat / Hot Water	Notice sent	18651108
February 17, 2026	Vermin / Infestation	Notice sent to tenant	18651105
February 17, 2026	Vermin / Infestation	Notice sent to tenant	18651104
February 17, 2026	Heat / Hot Water	Notice sent	18651102
May 5, 2025	Vermin / Infestation	Notice sent to tenant	17871179
May 5, 2025	Heat / Hot Water	Notice sent	17871177
May 5, 2025	Heat / Hot Water	Notice sent	17871176
December 8, 2024	Heat / Hot Water	Notice sent	17532037
December 8, 2024	Heat / Hot Water	Notice sent	17532036
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Class B	5 open most often Fire Safety
February 17, 2026		Notice sent	18651109
February 17, 2026	Fire Safety	Notice sent	18651107
February 17, 2026	Fire Safety	Notice sent	18651106
May 5, 2025	Mold	No access to reinspect (first try)	18208037
May 5, 2025		Notice sent	17871183

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