Brooklyn Two-Family Cited for Defying Stop-Work Order
DOB cited 45 Pine Street LLC with a Class 1 violation and $25,000 penalty for continuing work at a Brooklyn two-family after a stop-work order was posted.
New York City’s Department of Buildings cited the owner of a two-family house in East New York, Brooklyn, after an inspector saw a worker carrying lumber into the building despite a stop-work order already posted on the job.
Why it matters
ECB violation 39209074N describes a worker spotted leaving the basement and entering the first floor of 45 Pine Street carrying 2x4 lumber, after DOB had already posted a stop-work order on the site. The department classified the violation Class 1, its most serious civil tier, reserved for conditions inspectors treat as an immediate hazard rather than paperwork. A stop-work order halts all construction activity at a site until DOB lifts it, so continuing to move material into the building while one is posted is itself the violation, independent of what work was underway. PLUTO lists 45 Pine Street LLC as owner of record for the lot, a 116-year-old two-story, two-unit building, matching the ECB respondent. The record does not disclose what triggered the original stop-work order or what alteration the building is undergoing. For related DOB enforcement coverage, see the Astoria wall-collapse violation and more New York market coverage at The American Developer.
The numbers
- 39209074N: ECB violation number, issued Oct. 23, 2026
- Class 1, not aggravated: severity classification DOB assigned
- $25,000: penalty imposed, $0 paid, full balance outstanding
- Jan. 6, 2027: OATH hearing date, case still pending
- 45 Pine Street LLC: ECB respondent, also PLUTO’s owner of record for block 4118, lot 1, a 3,300-square-foot, two-unit building built in 1910
What’s next
The ECB file does not say whether the stop-work order remains active or whether DOB has re-inspected the site since Oct. 23. 45 Pine Street LLC has a Jan. 6, 2027 hearing date to answer the violation. We will watch the hearing outcome and the DOB BIS record for 45 Pine Street for any further violations, a rescinded stop-work order, or a new permit tied to BBL 3041180001.
Quick answers
- What is the latest on 45 Pine Street, East New York, Brooklyn?
- DOB cited 45 Pine Street LLC with a Class 1 violation and $25,000 penalty for continuing work at a Brooklyn two-family after a stop-work order was posted.
- What are the key numbers for 45 Pine Street, East New York, Brooklyn?
- ECB penalty: $25,000; violation severity: Class 1; hearing date: Jan. 6.
- Where does the information on 45 Pine Street, East New York, Brooklyn come from?
- The story cites NYC Department of Buildings (ECB) and NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO.
On the record
ECB violation 39209074N (issued Oct. 23, 2026, Class 1, not aggravated) cites a worker seen leaving the basement and entering the first floor of the two-story walk-up at 45 Pine Street carrying 2x4 lumber, in violation of a posted stop-work order; respondent 45 Pine Street LLC faces a $25,000 penalty with a hearing pending Jan. 6, 2027.
Public record · a810-bisweb.nyc.gov
Primary record
- Public recordPLUTO lists 45 Pine Street LLC as owner of record for Brooklyn block 4118, lot 1 (BBL 3041180001), a two-story, two-unit residential building of 3,300 square feet built in 1910, matching the ECB respondent.View the record on data.cityofnewyork.us