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Lead paint violations at 646 East 231st Street, Bronx

HPD lists 40 open lead paint violations at this Wakefield-Woodlawn building in the Bronx. Each order is set out in plain English, newest first.

open lead paint violations
40
of them class C, immediately hazardous
33
apartments named in open orders, plus 3 building-wide
20
newest lead order issued
Nov 10, 2025
lead orders on record since 2001
83

An order is open while HPD still hasn't accepted a repair, or proof from the owner, for it. Once HPD accepts it, the order is closed. What to do next

Lead orders still open, newest first

All 40 open orders appear below. When one day's order covers several apartments, those apartments share a row, and each one is named.

ApartmentWhat HPD orderedClassWhereIssued
5EPeeling lead paint to fix (order 616)C, immediately hazardousSouth wall in the kitchenNov 10, 2025
5EPeeling lead paint to fix (order 616)C, immediately hazardousEast wall in the private hallwayNov 10, 2025
7 apartments3D, 1C, 1F, 4B, 3F, 3B, 2AVacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623)B, hazardousThe whole apartmentJul 15, 2025
BuildingYoung children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619)C, immediately hazardousYearly tenant noticeJul 14, 2025
BuildingLead records not handed to HPD (order 620)C, immediately hazardousBuilding paperworkJul 14, 2025
5BPeeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Owner given more timeC, immediately hazardousCeiling in the 2nd room from east at southOct 8, 2021
5BPeeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Owner given more timeC, immediately hazardousCeiling in the 1st room from east at northOct 8, 2021
2CVacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 614)C, immediately hazardousThe whole apartmentJun 16, 2021
5BVacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622)C, immediately hazardousThe whole apartmentJun 14, 2021
BuildingYoung children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619)C, immediately hazardousYearly tenant noticeJun 4, 2021
9 apartments2A, 3C, 4A, 5F, 5A, 1A, 4E, 4D, 5FVacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 614)C, immediately hazardousThe whole apartmentJun 4, 2021
4ALead records not handed to HPD (order 618)C, immediately hazardousBuilding paperworkJun 1, 2021
4DPeeling lead paint to fix (order 617)C, immediately hazardous1st door from west at north wall, 1st door frame from west at north wall in the foyerOct 13, 2016
5DPeeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardousEast wall in the 1st room from eastJan 25, 2016
3APeeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardousSouth wall, east wall in the 2nd room from eastJul 2, 2012
3APeeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardous1st window frame from south at west wall in the kitchenJul 2, 2012
3APeeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardousNorth wall, south wall in the private hallwayJul 2, 2012
3APeeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardous1st door from north at east wall, 1st door frame from north at east wall, west wall in the foyerJun 17, 2011
3APeeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardousSouth wall, west wall in the 3rd room from eastJun 17, 2011
3APeeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardous1st radiator from west at north wall in the 3rd room from eastJun 17, 2011
3APeeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardousNorth wall, south wall, west wall in the 1st room from east at southJun 17, 2011
5FPeeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejectedC, immediately hazardous1st door from south at west wall, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the foyerSep 1, 2005
5FPeeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejectedC, immediately hazardous1st dumb waiter from west at north wall in the kitchenSep 1, 2005
4CPeeling lead paint to fix (order 610)Not fixed when re-checkedC, immediately hazardousSouth wall at center in the foyerAug 27, 2001
4CPeeling lead paint to fix (order 610)Not fixed when re-checkedC, immediately hazardousCeiling in the 1st room from northAug 24, 2001
4CPeeling lead paint to fix (order 610)Not fixed when re-checkedC, immediately hazardousSouth wall in the 1st room from northAug 24, 2001

Unless a row says otherwise, each open order here still reads "notice sent to the owner". For HPD Online, the building ID numbers are BIN 2063242, BBL 2048330064. Open HPD Online

Your next steps

  1. Keep children away from peeling paint. Wash hands, toys, pacifiers, window sills and floors often, and keep children away from rooms where repair work makes dust. Don't sand, scrape or repaint old paint yourself, because that creates lead dust.
  2. Get your child tested. If you think your child was exposed, get a blood lead test from the doctor now. At age 1, and once more at age 2, New York also requires the test. How the test works
  3. Put your complaint in writing. Tell your landlord about the peeling paint, and whether a child under age 6 lives at 646 East 231st Street. Free letters in English and Spanish
  4. Report the problem to HPD. Call 311, or report it online, about peeling paint or repair work that makes dust. Filing is free, and your immigration status doesn't matter.
  5. Child tested high for lead? Follow the doctor's plan for retesting, then talk to a lead paint lawyer about the building's record: call (888) 503-5930.

These lead orders in plain English

Local Law 1 of 2004 is the city's lead paint law today. Orders here from before August 2004 came under the older city lead rules it replaced; the later ones were issued under it. Lead paint is presumed in buildings built before 1960, and owners get extra duties for apartments where a child under 6 lives.

  • 18 open: peeling lead paint to fix. The paint here contains lead, or is presumed to, and it is peeling or sits on damaged surfaces. Repairing it is the owner's job, using lead-safe work methods.
  • 18 open: vacant-apartment lead work not proven. While the apartment sat empty, the owner had to make its doors, windows and floors lead-safe, then prove that to HPD. The proof isn't there.
  • 2 open: young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check. The owner failed to send the yearly notice asking whether the apartment has a child under 6, or failed to check for lead hazards.
  • 2 open: lead records not handed to HPD. The building's lead paint records, covering notices, inspections and repairs, were requested by HPD, but the owner didn't send them within 45 days.

HPD uses class C for a condition that is immediately hazardous. A closed order is one where HPD accepted a repair, or proof from the owner. Of the lead orders here, 43 are closed.

Lead orders here, year by year

  1. 20013
  2. 20031
  3. 20052
  4. 20081
  5. 20114
  6. 20126
  7. 20134
  8. 20141
  9. 20157
  10. 201610
  11. 20174
  12. 20185
  13. 202122
  14. 202513
Closed lead orders (43)

This list shows the 40 most recent closures.

ApartmentWhat HPD orderedClassIssuedClosed
4EVacant-apartment lead work not provenBJul 15, 2025Sep 18, 2025
4DPeeling lead paint to fixCApr 15, 2025May 21, 2025
5EPeeling lead paint to fixCDec 30, 2021Feb 14, 2022
5EPeeling lead paint to fixCDec 30, 2021Feb 14, 2022
5EPeeling lead paint to fixCDec 30, 2021Feb 14, 2022
5EPeeling lead paint to fixCDec 30, 2021Feb 14, 2022
5APeeling lead paint to fixCSep 27, 2021Oct 13, 2021
5APeeling lead paint to fixCSep 27, 2021Oct 13, 2021
5BPeeling lead paint to fixCJun 11, 2021Jul 22, 2021
4CPeeling lead paint to fixCSep 8, 2008Mar 3, 2021
3CPeeling lead paint to fixCDec 10, 2012Mar 3, 2021
3CPeeling lead paint to fixCDec 10, 2012Mar 3, 2021
4APeeling lead paint to fixCFeb 2, 2018Apr 9, 2018
4APeeling lead paint to fixCFeb 2, 2018Apr 9, 2018
4APeeling lead paint to fixCFeb 2, 2018Apr 9, 2018
2DPeeling lead paint to fixCFeb 15, 2018Apr 9, 2018
2DPeeling lead paint to fixCFeb 15, 2018Apr 9, 2018
1DPeeling lead paint to fixCNov 8, 2017Jan 1, 2018
4APeeling lead paint to fixCJan 4, 2017Feb 23, 2017
1BPeeling lead paint to fixCJan 3, 2017Jan 27, 2017
1BPeeling lead paint to fixCJan 3, 2017Jan 27, 2017
5EPeeling lead paint to fixCAug 15, 2016Oct 19, 2016
4DPeeling lead paint to fixCSep 19, 2016Oct 17, 2016
4DPeeling lead paint to fixCSep 19, 2016Oct 17, 2016
4DPeeling lead paint to fixCSep 19, 2016Oct 17, 2016
4DPeeling lead paint to fixCSep 19, 2016Oct 17, 2016
5CPeeling lead paint to fixCSep 19, 2016Oct 17, 2016
5CPeeling lead paint to fixCSep 19, 2016Oct 17, 2016
5CPeeling lead paint to fixCSep 19, 2016Oct 17, 2016
2DPeeling lead paint to fixCDec 11, 2015Mar 3, 2016
1BPeeling lead paint to fixCDec 2, 2015Feb 24, 2016
1BPeeling lead paint to fixCDec 3, 2015Feb 24, 2016
2DPeeling lead paint to fixCDec 10, 2015Jan 27, 2016
4APeeling lead paint to fixCAug 14, 2015Sep 22, 2015
4APeeling lead paint to fixCAug 14, 2015Sep 22, 2015
4APeeling lead paint to fixCAug 14, 2015Sep 22, 2015
1BPeeling lead paint to fixCAug 8, 2003May 14, 2015
2CPeeling lead paint to fixCJun 5, 2014Aug 3, 2014
5APeeling lead paint to fixCMay 2, 2013Nov 13, 2013
5APeeling lead paint to fixCMay 2, 2013Oct 11, 2013

A closed order is one where HPD has accepted a repair, or proof from the owner, for it. That doesn't mean the entire building is lead-safe.

Records: HPD's housing violation data, published on NYC Open Data and refreshed monthly; it covers lead paint orders 610 to 626, and the newest lead order anywhere in it is dated October 21, 2026. This page only reads the public record. It is not a medical opinion or a legal finding about the owner.