Lead paint violations at 338 South 3rd Street, Brooklyn
HPD lists 25 open lead paint violations at this Williamsburg building in Brooklyn, under Local Law 1. Each order is set out in plain English, newest first.
- open lead paint violations
- 25
- of them class C, immediately hazardous
- 21
- apartments named in open orders, plus 2 building-wide
- 8
- newest lead order issued
- Jun 16, 2026
- lead orders on record since 2010
- 59
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 25 open orders appear below. When one day's order covers several apartments, those apartments share a row, and each one is named.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Where | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 apartmentsA3, B3, E1, F7 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623) | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Building | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Building | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 620) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Jun 10, 2026 |
| B2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall in the 4th room from east | Apr 9, 2024 |
| B2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door frame in the private hallway | Apr 9, 2024 |
| B2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall in the kitchen | Apr 9, 2024 |
| B2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from west at north wall, 2nd door frame from west at north wall in the foyer | Apr 9, 2024 |
| B3 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall in the foyer | May 22, 2023 |
| B3 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door frame in the foyer | May 22, 2023 |
| B3 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the private hallway | May 22, 2023 |
| B3 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall in the 3rd room from east at north | May 22, 2023 |
| B3 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from west at north wall, 2nd window frame from west at north wall in the 2nd room from east at north | May 22, 2023 |
| B3 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall in the 1st room from east at south | May 22, 2023 |
| A2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | East wall in the 1st room from east at north | Sep 23, 2022 |
| A2 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 625) | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Sep 2, 2022 |
| A2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | South wall in the 1st room from east at north | Sep 1, 2022 |
| A2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from east at south wall in the 1st room from east at south | Sep 1, 2022 |
| A2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall in the foyer | Sep 1, 2022 |
| A2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall in the 3rd room from east at north | Nov 5, 2020 |
| F6 | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 618) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Nov 27, 2019 |
| F2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the 4th room from east | Jul 12, 2017 |
| F2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st radiator from north at east wall in the 1st room from east | Apr 27, 2015 |
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 3063350, BBL 3024370011. Open HPD Online
Your next steps
- 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.
- 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
- Put your complaint in writing. Tell your landlord about the peeling paint, and whether a child under age 6 lives at 338 South 3rd Street. Free letters in English and Spanish
- 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.
- 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.
- 17 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.
- 5 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: 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.
- 1 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.
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, 34 are closed.
Lead orders here, year by year
- 20101
- 20131
- 20141
- 20151
- 20174
- 20188
- 20192
- 20203
- 20228
- 20237
- 20245
- 202512
- 20266
Closed lead orders (34)
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Issued | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 14, 2025 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| 1A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 14, 2025 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| 1A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 14, 2025 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| 1A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 14, 2025 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| 1A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 14, 2025 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| E5 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 27, 2014 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| E5 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 13, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| E5 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 13, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| D7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 28, 2025 | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 28, 2025 | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 28, 2025 | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 28, 2025 | Oct 8, 2025 |
| B2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Feb 3, 2025 | Mar 18, 2025 |
| A2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 27, 2024 | Jan 22, 2025 |
| B3 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 22, 2023 | Feb 24, 2024 |
| A2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 23, 2022 | Nov 25, 2022 |
| A2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 23, 2022 | Nov 25, 2022 |
| A2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 23, 2022 | Nov 25, 2022 |
| A2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 5, 2020 | Mar 17, 2021 |
| A2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 5, 2020 | Mar 17, 2021 |
| Building | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check | C | Dec 26, 2019 | Oct 12, 2020 |
| F2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 12, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 |
| F2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 12, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 |
| F2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 12, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 |
| F2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 12, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 |
| D1 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 12, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 |
| D1 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 12, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 |
| D5 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 22, 2010 | Aug 27, 2018 |
| D4 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 17, 2013 | Jul 3, 2018 |
| F2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Mar 13, 2018 | Apr 13, 2018 |
| F2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Mar 13, 2018 | Apr 13, 2018 |
| F2 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 12, 2017 | Oct 19, 2017 |
| B7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 12, 2017 | Oct 12, 2017 |
| D1 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 12, 2017 | Oct 12, 2017 |
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.
Lead orders at other buildings in Williamsburg
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.
