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685 Ralph Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-03509-0010

Built
1930
Floors
2
Residential units
4
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
2,500 sq ft
Floor area
3,280 sq ft

En español: 2 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 4 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 28 años abierta, desde el 13 de noviembre de 1997.

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  1. 2

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    22 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 2

    Class B, hazardous

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 2 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, by the original certify-by date. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 4 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was July 29, 2024. The report prints the date beside each one.

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2 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed November 13, 1997.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since March 22, 2018. Reason on the order: illegal occupancy.
DOF tax lien sale
Listed for DOF's 2025 tax lien sale. The last list it appeared on was the 10-day notice of May 2025.
Housing court
4 housing court cases here since 2005, most of them heat and hot water cases.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C2 open
Fire SafetyNotice sent17028954
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16437479
Class B2 open
Notice sent17028950
Fire SafetyCertified late16476976

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Does 685 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 685 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn had 4 open violations on October 10, 2026: 4 from HPD. 2 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 28 years, since November 13, 1997.

Is 685 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 2 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.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 685 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since October 12, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, by the original certify-by date. 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 685 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since March 22, 2018. Reason on the order: illegal occupancy. 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.

Has 685 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn been in housing court?

Yes. 4 housing court cases here since 2005, most of them heat and hot water cases. 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 685 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1930 as the year 685 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 2 floors.

How many apartments does 685 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 4 residential units at 685 Ralph 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, DOF's tax lien sale lists, HPD's housing court cases 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, DOF's tax lien sale lists, HPD's housing court cases 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, 685 Ralph Ave, Brooklyn: 4 units, 2 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/685-ralph-avenue-brooklyn

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