257 Pennsylvania Avenue at a glance

257 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn has 90 open city records on file, 20 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $1,280.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Jun 22, 2026.

Open Class C

Immediately hazardous — click to see them

Open Class B

Hazardous — click to see them

Open Class A

Non-hazardous — click to see them

Fines due

$1,280.00

Balance on OATH/ECB summonses

Permits on file

Construction permits filed with DOB

Last activity

Jun 22, 2026

HPD record

Health score for 257 Pennsylvania Avenue

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

Health score · Aug 5, 2026

Scored from the 300 most recent of 1,473 public records for this building

Open Class C violations

Immediately hazardous, uncertified

This building 20

Open Class B violations

Hazardous

This building 56

Heat & hot water records

Violations and complaints, last 24 months

This building 7

Unpaid penalties

OATH/ECB summonses with balance due

This building $1,280

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 257 Pennsylvania Avenue

Showing the 300 most recent of 1,473 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 257 Pennsylvania Avenue

$1,280.00 is recorded as due across the 9 summonses below, out of $7,307.00 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 257 Pennsylvania Avenue

909155	Apr 1, 2026	AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED BROKEN STAIR TREAD IN VESTIBULE AT THE	Apr 19, 2027	Defaulted (did not respond)	$1,280.00
1018054	Apr 16, 2020	AT FRONT OF BUILDING,AT LEFT SIDE OF ENTRY WAY, FIRE ESCAPE DROP LADDE	Aug 19, 2020	Found in violation	—
377806	Dec 2, 2003	FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL DEFECT ARE CRACKS IN REAE CEMEN	Jan 26, 2004	Found in violation	—
435452	Jun 30, 2003	FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL. NOTED: BULGING, CRACKED, D	Oct 27, 2003	Found in violation	—
230574	Mar 18, 2003	EXIT PASSAGEWAY OR CORRDIOR:TOTAL OBSTRUCTION. NOTED:NORTH SIDE CELLAR	Jul 21, 2003	Found in violation	—
230412	Mar 18, 2003	FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BDLG WALL. NOTED:DISLODGED, BULDGED AND C	Jul 21, 2003	Found in violation	—
230537	Mar 18, 2003	EXIT DOOR:TOTAL OBSTRUCTION. NOTED:PADLOCKS INSTALLED ON ROOF BULKHEAD	Jul 21, 2003	Found in violation	—
349321	Dec 13, 1990	FAILURE TO MAINTAIN: DEFECTS ARE: CRACKED AND BULGING BRICK WORK OVER	Mar 4, 1991	Settled by stipulation	—
540169	Oct 5, 1990	FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. DEFECTS IS CRACKED &	Mar 4, 1991	Written off	—