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656 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn

6 open Class C — see them ↓$3,150.00 recorded as dueHPD registration valid
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656 Howard Avenue at a glance

656 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn has 18 open city records on file, 6 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $3,150.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. City marshals have executed 1 eviction at this building. The most recent record is dated May 27, 2026.

Open Class C
6
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
11
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
1
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$3,150.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
0.58
31 residential units · NYC average 0.38
Evictions
1
Marshal evictions — click to see them
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 27, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 656 Howard Avenue

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

F
Health score · Sep 2, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 512 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 6
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 11
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 19
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $3,150
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 656 Howard Avenue

Showing the 300 most recent of 512 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 656 Howard Avenue

$3,150.00 is recorded as due across the 17 summonses below, out of $10,550.00 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 656 Howard Avenue
048366260MApr 13, 2024FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMay 1, 2025Found in violation$50.00
039096083RSep 29, 2023FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEMDec 6, 2023Found in violation$1,250.00
1726247Sep 29, 20232:X:10; IN-CAR COMMUNICATION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, NEED TO REPAIR. Dec 6, 2023Found in violation$1,250.00
047508262KJul 1, 2022FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETSep 29, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047477251XMay 17, 2022STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCEAug 15, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
046707187PJul 7, 2019STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESJul 30, 2019Found in violation—
1551460Feb 17, 2017GAS BEING SUPPLIED TO BLDG WITHOUT INSPECTIONS AND OR CERTIFICATIONS GJan 25, 2018Found in violation—
035204465MFeb 17, 2017GAS BEING SUPPLIED TO BLDG W O INSPECTION CERTIFICATION BY DOBJan 25, 2018Found in violation—
040547204JFeb 13, 2017LOOSE RUBBISHApr 18, 2017Found in violation—
041946767HOct 12, 2015RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYC 9+ DWELLING UNITSNov 12, 2015Found in violation—
012043570PMay 27, 2015FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMSJul 14, 2015Written off—
012035996MAug 13, 2014FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMSDec 19, 2014Found in violation—
012003459KNov 15, 2011GENERAL MAINTENANCEMay 8, 2012Found in violation—
0172682400May 11, 2009FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJun 12, 2009Defaulted (did not respond)—
010956425MApr 2, 2007FAIL TO MAINTAIN SPK STD SUPP SYSTSep 11, 2007Found in violation—
010956424KApr 2, 2007FAIL TO CONDUCT REQUIRED TEST INSPECTIONSep 11, 2007Found in violation—
0157483141Nov 26, 2006STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESDec 29, 2006Pending—

Marshal evictions at 656 Howard Avenue

Each row is a warrant of eviction a city marshal actually carried out at this building, from the Department of Investigation’s eviction ledger. It records the end of a Housing Court case, not a violation. “Possession” means the tenant was removed and the space returned to the landlord. Filings that never reached execution are not in this dataset.

Executed marshal evictions at 656 Howard Avenue
Sep 5, 2018Residential2CPossessionHenry Daley97703/17