Lead paint violations at 621 Lefferts Avenue, Brooklyn
HPD lists 45 open lead paint violations at this Crown Heights (South) building in Brooklyn. Each order is set out in plain English, newest first.
- open lead paint violations
- 45
- of them class C, immediately hazardous
- 29
- apartments named in open orders
- 25
- newest lead order issued
- Jun 29, 2026
- lead orders on record since 2000
- 99
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 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, south wall, west wall in the 2nd private hallway from north | Jun 29, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from south at west wall door, 2nd closet from south at west wall door, west wall in the 1st private hallway from north | Jun 29, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from north at east wall in the 3rd room from north | Jun 29, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | South wall, west wall in the 3rd room from north | Jun 29, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at west wall, west wall in the foyer | Jun 29, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | South wall in the kitchen | Jun 29, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Jun 29, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at west wall, east wall in the foyer | Apr 16, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at east wall, west wall in the foyer | Apr 16, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | East wall in the 4th room from north at west | Apr 16, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from west at north wall, north wall in the 4th room from north at west | Apr 16, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from north at east wall, 2nd window frame from north at east wall in the 3rd room from north | Apr 16, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling, south wall, east wall, west wall in the 3rd room from north | Apr 16, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 2nd closet from south at west wall door in the private hallway | Apr 16, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Apr 16, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from north at east wall in the 1st room from north | Apr 16, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from south at west wall door, 1st closet from south at west wall door frame, north wall, south wall in the 1st room from north | Apr 16, 2026 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | South wall in the kitchen | Apr 16, 2026 |
| D7 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622) | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Sep 3, 2024 |
| 16 apartmentsC16, C12, C8, C6, C5, D15, D4, E8, E2, F22, F20, F18, F15, F9, F7, F5 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623) | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Jul 27, 2023 |
| B10 | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | Jul 25, 2023 |
| B10 | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 618) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 3 apartmentsB3, A14, D11 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 614)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Feb 25, 2020 |
| 4 apartmentsC5, F18, F1, F14 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 614)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Jan 27, 2020 |
| B21 | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 618) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Jan 21, 2020 |
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 3035221, BBL 3013260045. 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 621 Lefferts Avenue. 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 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.
- 24 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.
- 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.
- 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, 54 are closed.
Lead orders here, year by year
- 20005
- 20031
- 20041
- 20073
- 20114
- 20124
- 20189
- 20193
- 202010
- 20215
- 20225
- 202318
- 202412
- 20251
- 202618
Closed lead orders (54)
This list shows the 40 most recent closures.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Issued | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C12 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 22, 2022 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| C12 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 22, 2022 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| C12 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Feb 14, 2022 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| C12 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Feb 14, 2022 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| D14 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 25, 2011 | May 18, 2026 |
| D14 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 25, 2011 | May 18, 2026 |
| D14 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 25, 2011 | May 18, 2026 |
| D7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 3, 2024 | May 18, 2026 |
| D7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 3, 2024 | May 18, 2026 |
| D7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 3, 2024 | May 18, 2026 |
| D7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 3, 2024 | May 18, 2026 |
| D7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 3, 2024 | May 18, 2026 |
| D7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 8, 2024 | May 18, 2026 |
| D7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 8, 2024 | May 18, 2026 |
| D7 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 3, 2024 | May 15, 2026 |
| C12 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 11, 2025 | Jul 13, 2025 |
| C12 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 21, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 |
| C21 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 12, 2024 | Apr 5, 2024 |
| C21 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 12, 2024 | Apr 5, 2024 |
| C12 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 21, 2022 | Jul 14, 2022 |
| A4 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 8, 2021 | Jul 21, 2021 |
| D19 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 8, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 |
| D19 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 8, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 |
| F14 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 12, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 |
| F19 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 8, 2021 | Jul 12, 2021 |
| D19 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 28, 2020 |
| D19 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 28, 2020 |
| F19 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 10, 2019 | Nov 7, 2019 |
| F19 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 10, 2019 | Nov 7, 2019 |
| F19 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 10, 2019 | Nov 7, 2019 |
| F19 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 10, 2018 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| F19 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 15, 2018 | Jan 28, 2019 |
| F19 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 15, 2018 | Jan 24, 2019 |
| A4 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 26, 2007 | Dec 24, 2018 |
| A4 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 26, 2007 | Dec 24, 2018 |
| A4 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 20, 2007 | Dec 24, 2018 |
| A4 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 15, 2018 | Dec 18, 2018 |
| A4 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 15, 2018 | Dec 18, 2018 |
| A4 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 15, 2018 | Dec 18, 2018 |
| F19 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 15, 2018 | Dec 17, 2018 |
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 Crown Heights (South)
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.
