Lead paint violations at 234 West 135th Street, Manhattan
HPD lists 67 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
- 67
- of them class C, immediately hazardous
- All
- apartments named in open orders, plus 2 building-wide
- 14
- newest lead order issued
- Apr 16, 2025
- lead orders on record since 2005
- 74
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 67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622) | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from west at north wall door in the foyer | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from west at north wall door frame in the foyer | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 2nd room from east at north | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall in the 2nd room from east at north | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall in the bathroom | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 4th room from east at north | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from east at south wall in the 4th room from east at south | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from east at south wall in the 2nd room from east at south | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the kitchen | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door from east at south wall in the 1st room from north at east | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the bathroom | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | West wall in the 2nd room from north at west | May 1, 2023 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling in the 1st room from north at east | May 1, 2023 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door from south at west wall in the bathroom | May 1, 2023 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | East wall in the kitchen | May 1, 2023 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | West wall in the foyer | May 1, 2023 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st riser from west at north wall, north wall in the kitchen | Nov 3, 2022 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall, east wall in the 2nd room from north at west | Nov 3, 2022 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Nov 3, 2022 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 1st room from north at east | Nov 3, 2022 |
| 5A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at north wall, baseboard at south wall in the private hallway | Sep 27, 2022 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st radiator from west at north wall, south wall, east wall in the 3rd room from east at north | Mar 30, 2022 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st radiator from east at south wall in the 2nd room from east at south | Mar 30, 2022 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling in the private hallway | Mar 30, 2022 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall in the foyer | Mar 30, 2022 |
| 5A | 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 north at center | Aug 24, 2021 |
| 5A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st dumb waiter from south at west wall in the kitchen | Aug 24, 2021 |
| 5A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at north wall, baseboard at east wall in the 1st room from north at west | Aug 24, 2021 |
| 5A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at north wall, baseboard at south wall in the private hallway | Aug 24, 2021 |
| E | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 614) | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Dec 22, 2020 |
| 9 apartments5F, 5E, 5C, 4E, 4A, 3B, 2F, 2C, C | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 614) | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Sep 2, 2020 |
| Building | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | Sep 2, 2020 |
| Building | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 620) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Apr 6, 2020 |
| 5D | 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 bathroom | Mar 7, 2019 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Mar 7, 2019 |
| 5D | 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 north at east | Mar 7, 2019 |
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 2nd window frame from east at south wall in the 2nd room from north at center | Mar 7, 2019 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the kitchen | Aug 28, 2013 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | 1st riser from north at east wall in the bathroom | Aug 28, 2013 |
| 1E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling, north wall, south wall in the private hallway | Sep 1, 2011 |
| 1E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling in the 1st room from east at north | Sep 1, 2011 |
| 1E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling, north wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the kitchen | Sep 1, 2011 |
| 1E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the 3rd room from east | Sep 1, 2011 |
| 1E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling, north wall, south wall, west wall in the bathroom | Sep 1, 2011 |
| 1E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling, north wall, south wall, west wall in the 1st room from east | Sep 1, 2011 |
| 2F | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | South wall in the kitchen | May 18, 2011 |
| 2F | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | South wall in the bathroom | May 18, 2011 |
| 5A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling in the 1st room from east at north | Mar 19, 2010 |
| 1E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall in the foyer | Mar 10, 2008 |
| 2C | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | South wall in the kitchenette | Oct 25, 2006 |
| 2C | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the 3rd room from north | Oct 23, 2006 |
| 2C | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st riser from north at east wall in the bathroom | Oct 23, 2006 |
| 1E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st dumb waiter from south at west wall, 1st riser from north at east wall in the kitchen | Aug 5, 2005 |
| 1E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall in the foyer | Aug 5, 2005 |
| 1E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st radiator from south at west wall in the 3rd room from east | Aug 5, 2005 |
| 1E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st radiator from south at west wall in the 1st room from east at south | Aug 5, 2005 |
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 1058850, BBL 1019400045. 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 234 West 135th 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.
- 54 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.
- 11 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, 7 are closed.
Lead orders here, year by year
- 20054
- 20063
- 20081
- 20101
- 20118
- 20132
- 20181
- 20194
- 202017
- 20214
- 202210
- 20238
- 202511
Closed lead orders (7)
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Issued | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5D | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 3, 2022 | Mar 10, 2023 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 23, 2020 | Nov 9, 2020 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 23, 2020 | Mar 5, 2020 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 23, 2020 | Mar 5, 2020 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 23, 2020 | Mar 5, 2020 |
| 2D | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 23, 2020 | Mar 5, 2020 |
| 1D | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 3, 2018 | Dec 26, 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 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.