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491 Sheffield Avenue

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1 open Class C — see them ↓$10,000.00 recorded as dueHPD registration valid
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491 Sheffield Avenue at a glance

491 Sheffield Avenue, Brooklyn has 21 open city records on file, 1 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $10,000.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Mar 5, 2026.

Open Class C
1
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
20
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$10,000.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
36
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Mar 5, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 491 Sheffield Avenue

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

C
Health score · Aug 5, 2026
Scored from all 132 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 1
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 20
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $10,000
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 2
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 491 Sheffield Avenue

132 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 491 Sheffield Avenue

$10,000.00 is recorded as due across the 9 summonses below, out of $22,400.00 in penalties imposed. The city’s published records do not show whether a penalty was paid, reduced, or written off. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 491 Sheffield Avenue
1558150Mar 5, 20261) AN ELEVATOR IN SECTION OF BUILDING OR BUILDING IS OUT-OF-SERVICE. UMay 13, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1558174Mar 5, 20261) UPON INSPECTION THE DEVICE IS FOUND TO BE OUT-OF-SERVICE TO THE (FIMay 13, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
813720Nov 14, 2025CLASS 2 ITEMS: EMERGENCY PHONE INOPERATIVE, PROVIDE 2 WAY COMMUNICATIOJan 28, 2027Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1585896Nov 14, 2025CLASS 2 ITEMS: EMERGENCY PHONE INOPERATIVE, PROVIDE 2 WAY COMMUNICATIOJan 28, 2026Settled by stipulation$625.00
1013705Mar 4, 2015NO RECORD OF DAILY INSP OF MUTI POINT SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD BEING USE.NOTJul 22, 2015Found in violation
1082143Feb 24, 2015FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONST OPERATIOApr 13, 2015Found in violation
1082145Feb 24, 2015USE OF SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD W/O A SCAFFOLD USER CERT.NOTED:2 MASONS ON PApr 13, 2015Found in violation
755934Feb 24, 2015NO GUARD RAILS.NOTED:NO GUARD RAILS IN PLACE ON PLATFORM/LANDING @ BULJul 20, 2015Found in violation
1037471Jan 24, 2015FAILURE TO PROVIDE SIDEWALK SHED WHERE REQUIRED.NOTE:@THE TIME OF MY IMar 16, 2015Found in violation