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ViolationScout17 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 1 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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686 Halsey St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01667-0043

En español: 17 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 40 abiertas en total.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 17 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 1 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

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17 open Class C.

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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.

Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened February 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 C17 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19008106
Fire SafetyNotice sent18509643
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18509635
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18509634
Fire SafetyNotice sent18509627
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18509626
Fire SafetyNotice sent18426142
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18426141
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18426138
Fire SafetyNotice sent18426135
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18426134
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18426133
Notice sent18426132
Notice sent18289983
Fire SafetyNotice sent16698748
Fire SafetyNotice sent16698747
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16698746
Class B23 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19008108
Notice sent18927897
Notice sent18509642
Notice sent18509641
Notice sent18509639
Notice sent18509636
Notice sent18509632
Notice sent18509630
Notice sent18509628
Notice sent18499165
Notice sent18499164
Fire SafetyNotice sent18499163
Fire SafetyNotice sent18499162
Notice sent18499161
Fire SafetyNotice sent18426140
Fire SafetyNotice sent18426139
Fire SafetyNotice sent18426137
Fire SafetyNotice sent18426136
Notice sent18289984
Notice sent16698749
Fire SafetyNotice sent16698745
Fire SafetyNotice sent16698744
Notice sent16698743

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Questions about this building

Does 686 Halsey Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 686 Halsey Street, Brooklyn had 40 open violations on September 26, 2026: 40 from HPD. 17 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 686 Halsey Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 17 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 1 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Is 686 Halsey Street, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened February 25, 2026. 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 686 Halsey Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1910 as the year 686 Halsey Street, 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 4 floors.

How many apartments does 686 Halsey Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 6 residential units at 686 Halsey 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 HPD's housing court cases 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 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, 686 Halsey St, Brooklyn: 17 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/686-halsey-street-brooklyn

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