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Lead paint violations at 2501 Newkirk Avenue, Brooklyn

HPD lists 16 open lead paint violations at this East Flatbush-Erasmus building in Brooklyn, under Local Law 1. Each order is set out in plain English, newest first.

open lead paint violations
16
of them class C, immediately hazardous
11
apartments named in open orders, plus 6 building-wide
9
newest lead order issued
Aug 18, 2026
lead orders on record since 2011
219

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 16 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
BuildingYoung children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619)C, immediately hazardousYearly tenant noticeAug 18, 2026
BuildingLead records not handed to HPD (order 620)C, immediately hazardousBuilding paperworkAug 18, 2026
5 apartmentsD16, B3, B6, A15, A14Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623)B, hazardousThe whole apartmentJul 2, 2025
BuildingYoung children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619)C, immediately hazardousYearly tenant noticeJun 6, 2025
BuildingLead records not handed to HPD (order 620)C, immediately hazardousBuilding paperworkJun 6, 2025
D15Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622)C, immediately hazardousThe whole apartmentNov 12, 2024
C2Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622)C, immediately hazardousThe whole apartmentAug 26, 2024
C7Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardousSouth wall in the kitchenMar 2, 2021
C7Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardousPlace not named in the orderMar 2, 2021
BuildingYoung children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardousYearly tenant noticeAug 27, 2020
BuildingLead records not handed to HPD (order 620)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardousBuilding paperworkJul 21, 2020
D10Lead records not handed to HPD (order 618)Inspector could not get in to re-checkC, immediately hazardousBuilding paperworkFeb 7, 2011

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 3120374, BBL 3052120024. 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 2501 Newkirk Avenue. 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, and these orders 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.

  • 7 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.
  • 4 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.
  • 3 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: 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.

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, 203 are closed.

Lead orders here, year by year

  1. 20111
  2. 201222
  3. 20137
  4. 201413
  5. 201527
  6. 201615
  7. 20174
  8. 201841
  9. 201920
  10. 202019
  11. 202114
  12. 20226
  13. 20233
  14. 202413
  15. 202510
  16. 20264
Closed lead orders (203)

This list shows the 40 most recent closures.

ApartmentWhat HPD orderedClassIssuedClosed
C7Peeling lead paint to fixCNov 16, 2021Oct 21, 2026
C5Peeling lead paint to fixCMar 13, 2026May 12, 2026
C5Peeling lead paint to fixCMar 13, 2026May 12, 2026
C2Peeling lead paint to fixCSep 16, 2025Feb 3, 2026
C2Peeling lead paint to fixCSep 16, 2025Feb 3, 2026
D15Peeling lead paint to fixCNov 12, 2024Apr 29, 2025
D15Peeling lead paint to fixCNov 12, 2024Apr 28, 2025
D15Peeling lead paint to fixCNov 12, 2024Apr 28, 2025
D15Peeling lead paint to fixCNov 12, 2024Apr 28, 2025
B8Vacant-apartment lead work not provenCAug 27, 2020Apr 25, 2025
6CPeeling lead paint to fixCMar 6, 2023Apr 25, 2025
6CPeeling lead paint to fixCMar 6, 2023Apr 25, 2025
C2Peeling lead paint to fixCFeb 7, 2025Apr 15, 2025
C8Vacant-apartment lead work not provenCFeb 17, 2021Apr 10, 2025
A3Peeling lead paint to fixCJul 1, 2022Apr 2, 2025
C2Peeling lead paint to fixCAug 26, 2024Mar 25, 2025
C2Peeling lead paint to fixCAug 26, 2024Mar 25, 2025
C2Peeling lead paint to fixCAug 26, 2024Mar 25, 2025
A3Peeling lead paint to fixCSep 29, 2022Feb 24, 2025
A3Peeling lead paint to fixCOct 20, 2022Feb 24, 2025
A3Peeling lead paint to fixCMar 1, 2023Feb 24, 2025
D15Peeling lead paint to fixCNov 12, 2024Feb 20, 2025
D15Peeling lead paint to fixCNov 12, 2024Feb 20, 2025
D15Peeling lead paint to fixCNov 12, 2024Feb 20, 2025
C2Peeling lead paint to fixCOct 10, 2024Nov 13, 2024
A3Peeling lead paint to fixCJun 23, 2022Jul 26, 2022
A3Peeling lead paint to fixCJun 23, 2022Jul 26, 2022
A3Peeling lead paint to fixCJun 23, 2022Jul 26, 2022
A11Peeling lead paint to fixCMar 2, 2021May 3, 2022
D14Vacant-apartment lead work not provenCFeb 17, 2021Aug 10, 2021
C5Vacant-apartment lead work not provenCSep 1, 2020Jul 23, 2021
D4Peeling lead paint to fixCSep 13, 2019Jun 2, 2021
12CPeeling lead paint to fixCAug 31, 2020May 27, 2021
A11Peeling lead paint to fixCMar 2, 2021May 27, 2021
A11Peeling lead paint to fixCMar 2, 2021May 27, 2021
A11Peeling lead paint to fixCMar 2, 2021May 27, 2021
D3Peeling lead paint to fixCSep 4, 2018May 3, 2021
C12Peeling lead paint to fixCJan 2, 2019May 3, 2021
C12Peeling lead paint to fixCJan 2, 2019May 3, 2021
D1Vacant-apartment lead work not provenCFeb 17, 2021Apr 5, 2021

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.