Lead paint violations at 450 West 149th Street, Manhattan
HPD lists 28 open lead paint violations at this Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill building in Manhattan, under Local Law 1. Each order is set out in plain English, newest first.
- open lead paint violations
- 28
- of them class C, immediately hazardous
- 14
- apartments named in open orders, plus 1 building-wide
- 16
- newest lead order issued
- Jan 7, 2025
- lead orders on record since 2005
- 82
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 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 7 | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 618) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 32 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623) | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 7 apartments7, 4, 47, 42, 67, 66, 62 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623) | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 27 | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | Oct 3, 2023 |
| 27 | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 618) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Oct 3, 2023 |
| 4 | 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 3rd room from east | Jul 11, 2022 |
| 55 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623)Inspector could not get in to re-check | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Aug 10, 2021 |
| 2 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623) | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Building | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | Aug 3, 2021 |
| 61 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623) | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Aug 3, 2021 |
| 47 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623) | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Aug 3, 2021 |
| 27 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623)Not fixed when re-checked | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Aug 3, 2021 |
| 25 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623)Not fixed when re-checked | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Aug 3, 2021 |
| 41 | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 618) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Jul 29, 2021 |
| 22 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling, north wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the 1st room from east at south | Apr 16, 2018 |
| 22 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling, north wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the 1st room from east at north | Apr 16, 2018 |
| 22 | 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 | Apr 16, 2018 |
| 22 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | East wall, west wall in the private hallway | Apr 16, 2018 |
| 22 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling, north wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the 3rd room from east | Apr 16, 2018 |
| 22 | 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 foyer | Apr 16, 2018 |
| 45 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling in the 3rd kitchenette from east | Oct 12, 2010 |
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 1061525, BBL 1020630050. 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 450 West 149th 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.
- 14 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.
- 8 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.
- 3 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.
- 3 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, 54 are closed.
Lead orders here, year by year
- 20051
- 20086
- 20101
- 20123
- 201316
- 20153
- 20186
- 20199
- 202116
- 20224
- 202314
- 20242
- 20251
Closed lead orders (54)
This list shows the 40 most recent closures.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Issued | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Jan 7, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Feb 19, 2008 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Feb 19, 2008 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Feb 19, 2008 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Feb 19, 2008 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Feb 19, 2008 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Feb 19, 2008 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 3, 2019 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 3, 2019 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 3, 2019 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 28, 2019 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 28, 2019 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 28, 2019 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 22, 2019 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 2, 2021 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 2, 2021 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 2, 2021 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 3, 2021 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 3, 2021 | Nov 4, 2024 |
| 54 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 19, 2005 | Oct 4, 2024 |
| 34 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 30, 2013 | Oct 4, 2024 |
| 34 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 30, 2013 | Oct 4, 2024 |
| 34 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 30, 2013 | Oct 4, 2024 |
| 34 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 30, 2013 | Oct 4, 2024 |
| 32 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 10, 2023 | Oct 4, 2024 |
| 63 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Oct 10, 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 45 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Oct 10, 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 36 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Oct 10, 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 2, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 2, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 2, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 |
| 34 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Aug 3, 2021 | Sep 7, 2021 |
| 44 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Aug 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 |
| 3 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Aug 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 |
| 22 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 4, 2013 | Nov 20, 2019 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 3, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 3, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 |
| 66 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 14, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 |
| 66 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 14, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 |
| 66 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 14, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 |
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 Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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.
