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685 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01761-0056

En español: 11 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 14 abiertas en total.

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

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11 open Class C.

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The case file on a building like this names who is responsible on HPD's registration and how to reach them. We prepare them for firms on our pilot, ranked by how much hazardous work is open.

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The building report reads this record for you: which violations matter, and how long this kind usually takes to clear. It is not on sale yet.

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HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the last 12 months. It was filed April 15, 2026.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C11 open most often Heat / Hot Water
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18609817SKIPP TO MY LILLY LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent17604214
Lead PaintDefect letter sent17241764
Lead PaintDefect letter sent17241763
Lead PaintDefect letter sent17241761
Fire SafetyNotice sent17216331
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17216329
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent17216328
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16617554
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent16617550
Notice sent16617549
Class B3 open
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)17002269
Notice sent16617555
Notice sent16617553

The most common category among the open records here is heat and hot water.

Heat and hot water in Brooklyn

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Questions about this building

Does 685 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 685 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn had 14 open violations on September 26, 2026: 14 from HPD. 11 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 685 Willoughby Avenue, 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 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Has DOB received complaints about 685 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the last 12 months. It was filed April 15, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Is 685 Willoughby Avenue, 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 685 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1899 as the year 685 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a three-family dwelling with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 685 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 3 residential units at 685 Willoughby 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 complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists 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.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists 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 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/685-willoughby-avenue-brooklyn

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