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4901 Church Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-04675-0044

Built
1931
Floors
3
Residential units
4
Building type
Residence with stores or offices
Zoning district
R5
Lot area
2,020 sq ft
Floor area
5,080 sq ft

En español: 4 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 8 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 42 años abierta, desde el 21 de mayo de 1984.

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  1. 4

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

    6 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 4

    Class B, hazardous

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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 8 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was March 13, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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4 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed May 21, 1984.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since October 24, 2014. Reason on the order: fire damage.
DOB violations
6 active DOB violations. The newest was issued June 30, 2023.
Housing court
1 housing court case here, opened in 2006.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 3 work permits here, the newest issued June 11, 2025, for General Construction work.
  • General Construction, issued June 11, 2025, expired December 10, 2025.
  • Plumbing, issued May 21, 2025, expired May 21, 2026.
  • Mechanical Systems, issued May 14, 2025, expired December 10, 2025.
Boiler inspection
Inspected March 25, 2026.

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 most often Vermin / Infestation
Fire SafetyInvalid certification16579966
Heat / Hot WaterInvalid certification16579962
Vermin / InfestationInvalid certification16579961
Vermin / InfestationInvalid certification16579960
Class B4 open
Notice sent18586240
Notice sent17270934
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)16969285
Invalid certification16579963

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The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 4901 Church Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 4901 Church Avenue, Brooklyn had 8 open violations on October 10, 2026: 8 from HPD. 4 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 42 years, since May 21, 1984.

Is 4901 Church Avenue, 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 4901 Church Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since October 24, 2014. 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 4901 Church Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 6 active DOB violations. The newest was issued June 30, 2023. 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 4901 Church Avenue, Brooklyn been in housing court?

Yes. 1 housing court case here, opened in 2006. 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.

When was the boiler at 4901 Church Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

On March 25, 2026. 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 4901 Church Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1931 as the year 4901 Church Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a residence with stores or offices with 3 floors.

How many apartments does 4901 Church Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 4 residential units at 4901 Church Avenue, 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, DOB NOW work permits, DOB boiler inspection reports 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, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB NOW work permits, DOB boiler inspection reports 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, 4901 Church Ave, Brooklyn: 4 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/4901-church-avenue-brooklyn

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