Lead paint violations at 137 West 141st Street, Manhattan
HPD lists 21 open lead paint violations at this Harlem (North) building in Manhattan, under Local Law 1. Each order is set out in plain English, newest first.
- open lead paint violations
- 21
- of them class C, immediately hazardous
- 15
- apartments named in open orders, plus 2 building-wide
- 10
- newest lead order issued
- Aug 7, 2025
- lead orders on record since 2006
- 135
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 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, south wall, east wall in the 6th room from north at east | Aug 7, 2025 |
| 10 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | East wall in the kitchen | Aug 7, 2025 |
| 67 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 5th room from north | Aug 4, 2025 |
| 67 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Aug 4, 2025 |
| 67 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door frame in the 1st room from north | Aug 4, 2025 |
| 35 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the foyer | May 29, 2025 |
| 35 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall, west wall in the kitchen | May 29, 2025 |
| 67 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door in the 5th room from north | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | East wall, west wall in the private hallway | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st dumb waiter from north at east wall, east wall, west wall in the kitchen | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the 5th room from north | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | Picture moulding at west wall, south wall in the 5th room from north | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 6 apartments16, 12, 44, 66, 63, 61 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623) | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Jul 18, 2023 |
| Building | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Building | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 620) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 35 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the kitchen | Mar 12, 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 1060085, BBL 1020100006. 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 137 West 141st 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.
- 13 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.
- 6 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.
- 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, 114 are closed.
Lead orders here, year by year
- 20066
- 201213
- 20172
- 20189
- 20192
- 20201
- 20211
- 202245
- 202332
- 20242
- 202522
Closed lead orders (114)
This list shows the 40 most recent closures.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Issued | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 29, 2025 | Oct 14, 2025 |
| 35 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 29, 2025 | Oct 14, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 27, 2025 | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 27, 2025 | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Mar 1, 2022 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| 67 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Mar 19, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| 67 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Mar 19, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| 67 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Mar 19, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| 67 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Mar 19, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| 67 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Mar 19, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| 67 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Mar 19, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 8, 2022 | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 8, 2022 | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 25, 2022 | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 35 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 15, 2024 | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 35 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 15, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 40 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | C | Mar 11, 2022 | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 1O | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 18, 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 1O | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 18, 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 55 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Jul 18, 2023 | Oct 24, 2023 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 31, 2022 | Oct 4, 2023 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 31, 2022 | Oct 4, 2023 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 31, 2022 | Oct 4, 2023 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 31, 2022 | Oct 4, 2023 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 31, 2022 | Oct 4, 2023 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 31, 2022 | Oct 4, 2023 |
| 64 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Jul 18, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 |
| 34 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Jul 18, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 |
| 62 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Jul 18, 2023 | Sep 6, 2023 |
| 40 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Jul 18, 2023 | Sep 6, 2023 |
| 42 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Jul 18, 2023 | Sep 6, 2023 |
| 50 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Jul 18, 2023 | Aug 8, 2023 |
| 54 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Jul 18, 2023 | Aug 8, 2023 |
| 47 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Jul 18, 2023 | Aug 8, 2023 |
| 27 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Jul 18, 2023 | Aug 8, 2023 |
| 67 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 26, 2021 | Aug 3, 2023 |
| 1O | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 17, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 1O | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 18, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 40 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 13, 2022 | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Mar 1, 2022 | May 1, 2023 |
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 Harlem (North)
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.
