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119 Congress Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3003109BBL 3002957504Block 295 · Lot 7504Built 19003 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
1 open Class C — see them ↓$36,320.00 recorded as due
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119 Congress Street at a glance

119 Congress Street, Brooklyn has 30 open city records on file, 1 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $36,320.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. No recorded sale is on file for its lot. The most recent record is dated Dec 11, 2025.

Open Class C
1
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
13
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
16
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$36,320.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
4.11
9 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
29
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Dec 11, 2025
Bedbugs record

Health score for 119 Congress Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 159 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 1
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 13
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $36,320
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 119 Congress Street

159 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 119 Congress Street

$36,320.00 is recorded as due across the 22 summonses below, out of $63,535.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 119 Congress Street
049382976YSep 2, 2025FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETDec 1, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)—
049387845RAug 30, 2025DIRTY SIDEWALKNov 28, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)—
049357720XAug 18, 2025FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETNov 17, 2025Pending—
049324576JAug 9, 2025FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETNov 7, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$320.00
035504063YSep 25, 2020FAILED TO FILE EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE W WORKER S COMP LAWFeb 3, 2021SETTL IN-VIO—
1560429Sep 25, 2020FAILURE TO FILE EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE W/WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE. AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION,I OBSERVED 4 WORKERS PERFORMING HOUSEKEEPING & 1 WORKER DOING MASONRY WORK,DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE GENRALFeb 3, 2021Resolved—
035470605RFeb 10, 2020UNLAWFULLY CONTINUED WORK WHILE ON NOTICE OF A STOP WORK ORDERJan 25, 2021Found in violation$5,000.00
1445209Feb 10, 2020UNLAWFULLY CONTINUED WORK WHILE ON NOTICE OF STOP WORK ORDER.AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION I OBSERVED WORK IN PROGRESS AT THIS SITE WHILE PARTIAL STOP WORK IS IN PLACE THAT ONLY ALLOWED STRUCTURAL SUPPORTED INSTJan 25, 2021Found in violation$5,000.00
1562471Feb 10, 2020JOBSITE FNECE NOT CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION BC3307.7.2.AT TIME OF INSP,I OBSERVED THE JOB SITE FENCE IN USE AS MEANS OF INGRESS/EGRESS,SWING INTO THE AREA ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC WHICH IJul 26, 2021Found in violation$500.00
035470606ZFeb 10, 2020JOB SITE FENCE NOT CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SECTIONJul 26, 2021Found in violation$500.00
035455983ZSep 25, 2019FAILURE TO INSTITUTE MAINTAIN SAFETY EQUIPMENT ETC.,- NO GUARD RAILSMar 4, 2021Found in violation$5,000.00
035455980NSep 25, 2019MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONSMar 4, 2021Found in violation$2,500.00
035455981PSep 25, 2019MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONSMar 4, 2021Found in violation$2,500.00
035455982RSep 25, 2019MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONSMar 4, 2021Found in violation$2,500.00
1615650Sep 25, 2019BC1603.1/INADEQUATE PLAN(SSP NOT SHOWING ROOF PROTECTION EXP 2 & 4)AT TIME OOF INSPECTION ON 4 STORY BUILDING,I OBSERVED ON GOING CONSTRUCTION WORK.NOTED:AT ROOF LEVEL EXP 2 & 4 CONTRATOR PROVIDED INADEQUATE ROMar 4, 2021Found in violation$2,500.00
1615646Sep 25, 2019BC2113.1.6.1/CHIMNEY NOT EXTENDED.AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED ACTIVE JOBSITE ON ALT 1 NOTED AT ROOF LEVEL OF ADJACENT PROPERTY 117 CONGRESS ST CHIMNEY HAS NOT BEEN EXTENDED TO THE NEW HEIGHT OF BUILDING UNMar 4, 2021Found in violation$2,500.00
1133324Sep 25, 2019FAILURE TO INSTITUTE/MAINTAIN SAFETY MEASURES INADEQUATE GUARDRAIL AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON 4 STORY BUILDING I OBSERVED ON GOING CONSTRUCTION WORK NOTED AT ROOF LEVEL EXP#2 INADEQUATE GUARDRAILS NO GUARDRAILS GMar 4, 2021Found in violation$5,000.00
1615644Sep 25, 2019BC3303.7.2/FIRE EXTINGUISHERS INADEQUATE.NOTE:AT TIME OF INSPECTION ONAN ACTIVE JOBSITE OF A 4 STORY BUILDING I OBSERVED THAT THROUGHOUT THEBUILDING FIRE EXTINGUISHER ARE ON GROUND/OR FLOOR WITH NO INSPECTION OMar 4, 2021Found in violation$2,500.00
997764Jul 16, 2019TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON SITE-EXPIRED FENCE PERMIT. AT TIMEOF INSPECTION AT AN ALT-1 4 STORY BUILDING FOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING BUILDING,ACTIVE JOBSITE,IT WAS OBSERVED FROM BIS AND RESEARCH INTO DOBJun 19, 2020Found in violation—
035434638PJul 16, 2019TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON SITE-EXPIRED PERMITJun 19, 2020Found in violation—
0701770594Nov 28, 2018CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS EQUIPMENT STORED ON STREET W 0 PERMITFeb 28, 2019Pending—
0172623761Feb 24, 2009IMPROPER MISUSED CURBSIDE RECYCLING CONTAINERMay 6, 2009Pending—

Ownership history for 119 Congress Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3002957504), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

No deed for this lot appears in ACRIS, the City Register's index of recorded documents. Condominium units are recorded on their own lots and are not matched to buildings yet.