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161 Buffalo Avenue at a glance

161 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn has 86 open city records on file, 22 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Apr 20, 2026.

Open Class C
22
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
52
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
12
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
11
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Apr 20, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 161 Buffalo Avenue

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

D
Health score · Aug 6, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 1,194 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 22
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 52
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
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 161 Buffalo Avenue

Showing the 300 most recent of 1,194 records; the CSV has the full history. 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 161 Buffalo Avenue

No balance is recorded as due across the 9 summonses below, out of $11,000.00 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 161 Buffalo Avenue
1207160Jun 23, 2016PVC USED IN SIDEWALK SHED. ALL LIGHTING SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A METAL Jan 6, 2017Found in violation
1264581Jun 23, 2016FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVATION HAS BEEDec 28, 2016Found in violation
1107758Jun 23, 2016FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER:NO FIRE STOPPING PERDec 28, 2016Found in violation
728527Jun 23, 2016SMOKING @CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION SITE.NOTED:JOB UNDER APPL#321316045,CMar 20, 2017Found in violation
1296002Jun 23, 2016ELECTRICAL WORK W/O A PERMIT.OBSERVED @8AM 6/3 FEEDERS FROM BASEMENT TDec 19, 2016Found in violation
1730116Jun 23, 2016FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALL(S)OR APPURTENANCES.NOTED:WALL @EXP#4 BETDec 5, 2016Written off
1207109Jun 23, 2016NON CURRENT CARRYING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL IS NOT GROUNDED. Dec 19, 2016Found in violation
1207126Jun 23, 2016FAILURE TO INSTALL GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER (GFCI) PROTECTION Jan 6, 2017Found in violation
917248May 27, 2016FAILURE TO COMPLY W. TENANT PROTECTION PLAN.NOTED:CONTRACTOR IS CURRENJul 18, 2016Found in violation