Questions about this building
Does 520 4 Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?
Yes. 520 4 Avenue, Brooklyn had 39 open violations on September 26, 2026: 39 from HPD. 13 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.
Is 520 4 Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?
Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 51 certifications filed against 1 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 520 4 Avenue, Brooklyn?
Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 56 Class C violations: 55 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. HPD now marks 2 of them False Certification. 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.
Does 520 4 Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?
Yes. 3 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. 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 520 4 Avenue, Brooklyn in housing court?
Yes. 3 open housing court cases. The newest opened November 18, 2025. 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 520 4 Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?
Yes. 2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 28, 2023, awarded for $3,369 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened November 22, 2025. 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.
When was 520 4 Avenue, Brooklyn built?
The city's record gives 1931 as the year 520 4 Avenue, 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 520 4 Avenue, Brooklyn have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 8 residential units at 520 4 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 DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, HPD emergency repair orders 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.
Cite this page
ViolationScout, 520 4th Ave, Brooklyn: 13 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/520-4-avenue-brooklyn
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