Lead paint violations at 543 West 146th Street, Manhattan
HPD lists 44 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
- 44
- of them class C, immediately hazardous
- 41
- apartments named in open orders, plus 4 building-wide
- 7
- newest lead order issued
- Feb 25, 2026
- lead orders on record since 2005
- 142
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 44 open orders appear below.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Where | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Building | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 620) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Feb 25, 2026 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | East wall in the 5th room from north at east | Dec 1, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the bathroom | Dec 1, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | South wall in the 1st private hallway from north | Dec 1, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | East wall in the 1st private hallway from north | Dec 1, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | East wall in the kitchen | Dec 1, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | South wall in the 4th room from north at west | Dec 1, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the 5th room from north at west | Dec 1, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the 2nd private hallway from north | Dec 1, 2025 |
| 37 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622)Lead docs submitted, acceptable | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Nov 21, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | South wall in the 5th room from north at east | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | East wall, west wall, 1st window frame from east at south wall, 2nd window frame from east at south wall in the 5th room from north at east | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | West wall in the 5th room from north at west | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | 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 window frame from east at south wall in the 5th room from north at west | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall, south wall in the 4th room from north at west | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the 4th room from north at west | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall, north wall in the 2nd private hallway from north at east | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | East wall, west wall in the foyer | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at east wall, 1st closet from south at west wall door frame in the foyer | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from south at west wall in the 1st room from north | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door frame, north wall, east wall, west wall in the 1st room from north | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall in the kitchen | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | West wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall in the kitchen | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall, north wall in the bathroom | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 66 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the 1st private hallway from north | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 31 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622)Waiting for a re-inspection | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Mar 7, 2024 |
| 66 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622)Waiting for a re-inspection | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Mar 6, 2024 |
| 66 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | West wall in the 4th room from north at west | Mar 5, 2024 |
| 66 | 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 kitchen | Mar 5, 2024 |
| 66 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | West wall in the 1st private hallway from north | Mar 5, 2024 |
| 66 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from north at east wall in the bathroom | Mar 5, 2024 |
| 24 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622)Lead docs submitted, acceptable | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Feb 1, 2024 |
| 35 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623)Owner says fixed, but certified late | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 32 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623)Lead docs submitted, acceptable | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 3 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623)Inspector could not get in to re-check | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from north at east wall door frame in the foyer | Jan 18, 2024 |
| Building | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Building | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 620) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Jan 9, 2024 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall in the 4th room from north at east | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | 2nd window frame from east at south wall in the 5th room from north at east | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 31 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the bathroom | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | South wall in the kitchen | Jul 10, 2023 |
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 1061959, BBL 1020780011. 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 543 West 146th 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.
- 32 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.
- 8 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.
- 2 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.
- 2 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, 98 are closed.
Lead orders here, year by year
- 20052
- 20072
- 20082
- 20095
- 20108
- 201116
- 201217
- 20132
- 20144
- 20177
- 20184
- 20191
- 202012
- 20222
- 20238
- 202424
- 202524
- 20262
Closed lead orders (98)
This list shows the 40 most recent closures.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Issued | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 20, 2025 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| 24 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 16, 2024 | May 7, 2024 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Mar 6, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 27 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | Jan 25, 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 24 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 31, 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 24 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 31, 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 24 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 31, 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 66 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 18, 2024 | Feb 19, 2024 |
| 66 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 18, 2024 | Feb 19, 2024 |
| 66 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 18, 2024 | Feb 19, 2024 |
| 66 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 18, 2024 | Feb 19, 2024 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 7, 2023 | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Sep 7, 2023 | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 2, 2023 | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 54 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 6, 2022 | Mar 9, 2022 |
| 54 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 6, 2022 | Mar 9, 2022 |
| 54 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 9, 2020 | Dec 29, 2021 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 9, 2020 | Oct 20, 2021 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 9, 2020 | Oct 20, 2021 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 9, 2020 | Oct 20, 2021 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 9, 2020 | Oct 20, 2021 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 9, 2020 | Oct 20, 2021 |
| 34 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 13, 2007 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 34 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Aug 18, 2010 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 27 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 11, 2017 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 27 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 11, 2017 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 27 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 11, 2017 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 27 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 11, 2017 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 27 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 11, 2017 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 27 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 27, 2018 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 25 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 7, 2019 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 15, 2020 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 15, 2020 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 15, 2020 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 15, 2020 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 15, 2020 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| 31 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 15, 2020 | Jul 19, 2021 |
| 27 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 27, 2018 | Sep 14, 2018 |
| 27 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 27, 2018 | Sep 14, 2018 |
| 4 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Mar 24, 2009 | May 16, 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 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.