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Lead paint violations in Brooklyn

HPD's order to repair peeling lead paint, or to carry out lead work the law requires, is called a lead paint violation. This page ranks Brooklyn buildings by open violations, and the lookup covers any address.

Brooklyn buildings with open lead orders
6,683
open lead paint violations
34,528
of them class C
91%
buildings with any lead order on record
11,352

Every Brooklyn building that has a lead order on HPD's record is included in the answer.

Brooklyn buildings ranked by open lead paint violations

Get the full list as a CSV file, which holds all 6,683 Brooklyn buildings with an open lead order. A violation stays open until HPD accepts the repair.

Ranked by open orders, the 327 buildings below each hold 10 or more lead paint violations that are still open and were issued since January 2023. The top count is 102 at 255 Eastern Parkway. Flatbush has the most open orders on this list, followed by Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville and Crown Heights (South).

#BuildingOpenApartmentsNewest orderNeighborhood
1255 Eastern Parkway10216Jun 17, 2025Crown Heights (North)
21674 West 5th Street6728Aug 30, 2024Gravesend (West)
31201 Avenue K5828Sep 30, 2026Midwood
4861 48th Street5817Sep 16, 2026Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
5446 Kingston Avenue5334Aug 28, 2026Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
66823 Ridge Boulevard529Jul 23, 2026Bay Ridge
78313 19th Avenue4930Mar 18, 2026Bensonhurst
8540 Ocean Avenue487Aug 21, 2026Flatbush
91442 48th Street4714Aug 17, 2026Borough Park
103100 Ocean Parkway4710Oct 20, 2026Coney Island-Sea Gate
111018 Eastern Parkway4510Aug 10, 2026Crown Heights (South)
12621 Lefferts Avenue4525Jun 29, 2026Crown Heights (South)
138301 Bay Parkway4524Sep 12, 2025Gravesend (West)
1455 East 21st Street4413Aug 25, 2026Flatbush
158300 4th Avenue4226Mar 4, 2024Bay Ridge
16455 Ocean Avenue4118Aug 10, 2026Flatbush
17361 Maple Street4014Jul 13, 2026Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
181535 Ocean Avenue3916Aug 17, 2026Midwood
196623 Ft Hamilton Parkway3917Apr 10, 2025Dyker Heights
201806 Ocean Avenue3818Sep 2, 2026Midwood
21221 Linden Boulevard388Oct 21, 2026East Flatbush-Erasmus
22249 East 37th Street3815Oct 13, 2026East Flatbush-Rugby
23313 Brightwater Court3724Sep 5, 2025Brighton Beach
242177 East 21st Street3622Dec 2, 2025Madison
252822 Brighton 8th Street3519Jul 20, 2026Brighton Beach
26287 Linden Boulevard3528Feb 17, 2026East Flatbush-Erasmus
273728 Avenue K3515Sep 12, 2024Flatlands
28788 East 10th Street3520Jun 24, 2026Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
291296 Pacific Street3417Aug 24, 2026Crown Heights (North)
301311 Newkirk Avenue344Oct 1, 2026Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
311948 Nostrand Avenue3411Sep 16, 2025Flatbush
32321 86th Street344Sep 4, 2024Bay Ridge
333765 18th Avenue3415Oct 14, 2025Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
34755 Ocean Avenue3418Oct 5, 2026Flatbush
351362 Ocean Avenue3312Mar 19, 2026Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
36280 East 21st Street337Jan 21, 2026Flatbush
37402 Bay Ridge Parkway3317Aug 29, 2024Bay Ridge
386902 Ridge Boulevard3317Aug 7, 2024Bay Ridge
39701 Avenue C337Apr 19, 2024Kensington
40225 Parkside Avenue324Oct 7, 2026Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
412389 Nostrand Avenue3211Apr 3, 2024Flatlands
425000 15th Avenue3215May 27, 2025Borough Park
43612 Ocean Avenue3220Sep 3, 2025Flatbush
448517 3rd Avenue3219Aug 24, 2026Bay Ridge
451628 Ocean Parkway3123Jul 21, 2025Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
462004 Glenwood Road316Sep 24, 2024Flatbush
47351 92nd Street3117Apr 20, 2026Bay Ridge
48909 East 5th Street3110Jun 29, 2026Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
491857 Coney Island Avenue306Sep 4, 2026Midwood
505624 15th Avenue3024Jun 23, 2023Borough Park

Data source: HPD violations on NYC Open Data, updated each month. The newest lead order in these records is dated October 21, 2026.

Reading an HPD lead order

  • Open orders stay open until HPD accepts a repair or the owner's proof. Once it does, they are closed.
  • Class C marks a condition as immediately hazardous. On HPD's record, most orders for lead paint are class C.
  • Orders to fix peeling lead paint list the wall, window or door frame, plus the apartment. The hazard itself is what these orders point to.
  • A vacant-apartment lead work order says the owner never showed that an empty unit had been made lead-safe before a new tenant arrived.
  • A records or notice order means the owner failed to hand over lead paperwork to HPD, or to ask tenants every year if a child under 6 lives in the unit.

Didn't find the building? Type its address into the building lookup: any Brooklyn address with a lead order is in it, even one with only a few open orders.

Rights if you rent in Brooklyn

Local Law 1 applies to buildings built before 1960. The landlord must find lead paint hazards in any apartment with a child under 6, then fix them, and must make empty units lead-safe before a new tenant arrives. What you can ask for, and letters to send.

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 there. 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.