Lead paint violations at 1238 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan
HPD lists 24 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
- 24
- of them class C, immediately hazardous
- All
- apartments named in open orders
- 5
- newest lead order issued
- May 20, 2026
- lead orders on record since 2004
- 86
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 24 open orders appear below.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Where | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from west at north wall in the 6th room from east | May 20, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | South wall in the private hallway | May 20, 2026 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | West wall in the 2nd private hallway from east | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, south wall, east wall in the 1st private hallway from east | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, east wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall, 2nd window frame from south at west wall in the 5th room from east at north | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | East wall, west wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the 4th room from east at south | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling, north wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 3rd room from east | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | South wall, east wall in the 1st room from east | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the kitchen | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall, north wall, west wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall in the 5th room from east at south | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, east wall in the foyer | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door from west at north wall in the entrance | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st riser from north at east wall, west wall in the bathroom | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st riser from west at north wall in the kitchen | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 2C | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall in the 1st room from east at south | Feb 5, 2024 |
| 2C | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from east at south wall in the 1st room from east at south | Feb 5, 2024 |
| 2C | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from west at north wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the 1st room from east at north | Feb 5, 2024 |
| 2C | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door from west at north wall in the 2nd room from east | Feb 5, 2024 |
| 2C | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | East wall, west wall in the 5th room from east | Feb 5, 2024 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from east at south wall in the bathroom | Jul 9, 2019 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from west at north wall in the kitchen | Jul 8, 2019 |
| 6G | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from west at north wall in the 1st room from east | Jul 30, 2018 |
| 4E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling in the 4th room from east | Aug 4, 2017 |
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 1063086, BBL 1021290001. 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 1238 St Nicholas 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.
- 24 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, 62 are closed.
Lead orders here, year by year
- 20047
- 20063
- 20083
- 20093
- 20114
- 20123
- 20131
- 20144
- 20154
- 20166
- 20179
- 201810
- 20192
- 20231
- 20248
- 20255
- 202613
Closed lead orders (62)
This list shows the 40 most recent closures.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Issued | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 20, 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 20, 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 20, 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 11, 2025 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 17, 2024 | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 17, 2024 | May 23, 2024 |
| 4F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 30, 2023 | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 6G | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Feb 9, 2018 | Oct 17, 2018 |
| 6G | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Feb 9, 2018 | Oct 17, 2018 |
| 6G | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Feb 9, 2018 | Oct 17, 2018 |
| 6G | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 30, 2018 | Oct 3, 2018 |
| 6G | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 30, 2018 | Oct 3, 2018 |
| 6G | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 30, 2018 | Oct 3, 2018 |
| 4E | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 3, 2018 | Jun 16, 2018 |
| 4E | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 3, 2018 | Jun 16, 2018 |
| 4E | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 3, 2018 | Jun 16, 2018 |
| 1E | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 4, 2017 | Apr 3, 2018 |
| 1D | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 30, 2017 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| 6G | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 30, 2017 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| 4E | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 21, 2017 | Aug 8, 2017 |
| 4E | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 21, 2017 | Aug 8, 2017 |
| 6G | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 2, 2014 | Jun 22, 2017 |
| 6F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 6, 2017 | Jun 22, 2017 |
| 6F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 6, 2017 | Jun 22, 2017 |
| 6F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 6, 2017 | Jun 22, 2017 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 18, 2004 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 4, 2012 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| 4A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 4, 2012 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 18, 2016 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 18, 2016 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 18, 2016 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| 6F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 18, 2004 | Jan 19, 2017 |
| 6F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 19, 2004 | Jan 19, 2017 |
| 6F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 19, 2004 | Jan 19, 2017 |
| 4D | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 19, 2004 | Jan 19, 2017 |
| 4D | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 19, 2004 | Jan 19, 2017 |
| 4F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 6, 2006 | Jan 19, 2017 |
| 4F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 6, 2006 | Jan 19, 2017 |
| 4F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 6, 2006 | Jan 19, 2017 |
| 4F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 9, 2009 | Jan 19, 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.