Lead paint violations at 120 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan
HPD lists 11 open lead paint violations at this Washington Heights (South) building in Manhattan, under Local Law 1. Each order is set out in plain English, newest first.
- open lead paint violations
- 11
- of them class C, immediately hazardous
- All
- apartments named in open orders
- 2
- newest lead order issued
- Dec 31, 2025
- lead orders on record since 2017
- 15
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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | Dec 31, 2025 |
| 54 | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 618) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Dec 31, 2025 |
| 44 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at east wall, baseboard at west wall in the foyer | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 44 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at north wall, baseboard at south wall in the private hallway | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 44 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall, north wall in the 1st room from east at north | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 3 apartments44, 44, 44 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 44 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from west at north wall in the 2nd room from east | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 44 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from west at north wall, 1st dumb waiter from south at west wall, 1st window frame from east at south wall in the kitchen | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 44 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at north wall, 1st door from north at east wall, east wall in the 5th room from east | Mar 12, 2025 |
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 1063068, BBL 1021280022. 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 120 Audubon 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, 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.
- 9 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.
- 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.
- 1 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, 4 are closed.
Lead orders here, year by year
- 20171
- 20232
- 202512
Closed lead orders (4)
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Issued | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | C | Mar 13, 2025 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| 1A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 22, 2023 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 1A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 22, 2023 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 1 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 26, 2017 | Oct 28, 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 Washington 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.