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553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn

122 open Class C — see them ↓$4,875.00 recorded as dueHPD registration valid
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553 Howard Avenue at a glance

553 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn has 332 open city records on file, 122 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $4,875.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Mar 4, 2026.

Open Class C
122
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
177
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
33
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$4,875.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
2
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Mar 4, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 553 Howard Avenue

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

F
Health score · Aug 5, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 1,695 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 122
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 177
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 21
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $4,875
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 1
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 553 Howard Avenue

Showing the 300 most recent of 1,695 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 553 Howard Avenue

$4,875.00 is recorded as due across the 5 summonses below, out of $7,725.00 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 553 Howard Avenue
1259711Jul 21, 2025FAILURE TO PROVIDE KEY FOR ACCESS TO HEATING SYSTEM. CALLED PHONE NUMBOct 1, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$500.00
1828461Jan 3, 2025AS PER CLASS 2ÝB265¨ 28-303.7 FAILURE TO FILE A COMPLETE BOILER INSPECMar 12, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1315673Jan 17, 2024FOUND NAVIEN NCB 190 BOILER IN APARTMENT 4. WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT., MAMar 27, 2024Found in violation$1,250.00
725812Jan 4, 2006B4A/16/25B/32/34A/39/48A/10A/50/50A/50B/50C/50D/50E. 50-MISSING CHECK Oct 2, 2006Written off
191556Apr 14, 1999FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. DEFECT IS: HOLES IN FIRE RATED CEILING AT BOILER Oct 6, 2003Found in violation