1805 Avenue T Owner Cited $10,000 for Working Past Stop-Work Order

The owner of a one-family house at 1805 Avenue T in Brooklyn was cited on September 29, 2026 for continuing work under a full stop-work order, and the Department of Buildings (DOB) put the penalty at $10,000. A hearing is set for December 9, 2026. For a builder or lender on a small enlargement, the point is that a stop-work order that sits unresolved for 10 months now draws its own fine.

Why it matters

DOB’s Environmental Control Board violation 39206039Y says an inspector observed work against the full stop-work order issued November 24, 2025, covering all work on a two-story horizontal enlargement. The record cites the owner as respondent. A citation is not a finding of fault, and the hearing status is pending.

The work behind it is a DOB NOW alteration filing, B01341385-I1, dated January 21, 2026, for a horizontal enlargement and interior renovation of a two-story one-family building with a cellar, no change in use, egress or occupancy. The filing lists a stated cost of $385,700 and sits in “Objections” status.

The numbers

Our ACRIS pull shows the deed to 1805 Avenue T recorded September 6, 2018 at $985,000, with a $710,000 mortgage recorded the same day. The buyer named on that deed matches the respondent on the ECB record. At the filing’s stated cost, the enlargement is about 39 percent of the 2018 purchase price.

The $10,000 balance is unpaid as of the record. The violation is Class 1, the most serious DOB category, under code section 28-207.2.2.

What’s next

The December 9 hearing decides whether the penalty stands. Until the objections on the enlargement filing are cleared and the stop-work order is lifted, no lawful work can proceed, and a repeat citation is a risk. More NYC enforcement and deal coverage is on the New York market page.