Lead paint violations at 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan
HPD lists 79 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
- 79
- of them class C, immediately hazardous
- 66
- apartments named in open orders, plus 3 building-wide
- 32
- newest lead order issued
- Sep 17, 2026
- lead orders on record since 2012
- 144
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 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st radiator from north at east wall in the 5th room from east | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door frame, 1st door frame from north at east wall in the 5th room from east | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door frame, 1st door frame from north at east wall in the 2nd private hallway from east | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 2nd riser from west at north wall in the bathroom | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall in the bathroom | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st radiator from south at west wall, 2nd riser from south at west wall in the 3rd room from east | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the 3rd room from east | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st radiator from south at west wall, 2nd riser from west at north wall in the 2nd room from east | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door from north at east wall, 1st door frame from north at east wall in the 2nd room from east | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st riser from east at south wall in the kitchen | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st wall cabinet from south at west wall in the kitchen | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door from east at south wall, 1st door frame from east at south wall in the 1st private hallway from east | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door from east at south wall, 1st door frame from east at south wall in the foyer | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 13E | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall in the foyer | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 12A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the 1st room from east | Aug 4, 2026 |
| 12A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from west at north wall in the bathroom | Aug 4, 2026 |
| 3 apartments12A, 12A, 12A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Aug 4, 2026 |
| 12A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from west at north wall in the 2nd private hallway from east | Aug 4, 2026 |
| 12A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | South wall, west wall in the 2nd private hallway from east | Aug 4, 2026 |
| 12A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from north at east wall door in the 1st private hallway from east | Aug 4, 2026 |
| 12A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at east wall, 1st closet from north at east wall door frame, east wall in the 1st private hallway from east | Aug 4, 2026 |
| 12A | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | South wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall in the 2nd room from east at south | Aug 4, 2026 |
| 4 apartments10H, 10H, 10H, 10H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | May 19, 2023 |
| 10H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling in the bathroom | May 19, 2023 |
| 10H | 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, west wall in the bathroom | May 19, 2023 |
| 10H | 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, west wall in the foyer | May 19, 2023 |
| 4 apartments7A, 6H, 4E, 4G | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623) | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | May 19, 2023 |
| 9 apartments8C, 9B, 10H, 15F, 11H, 14K, 14G, 14H, 14B | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623) | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | May 18, 2023 |
| Building | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | May 11, 2023 |
| Building | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 620) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | May 11, 2023 |
| 14F | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | East wall in the 3rd room from east | Mar 20, 2023 |
| 14F | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622) | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Mar 6, 2023 |
| 14F | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the 1st room from north | Mar 6, 2023 |
| 14F | 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 south at west wall in the kitchen | Mar 6, 2023 |
| 4 apartments2F, 4G, 5E, 5G | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 614)Owner refused more time | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Apr 16, 2021 |
| 3C | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 614)Lead docs submitted, acceptable | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Apr 16, 2021 |
| 13D | 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 13, 2021 |
| 13D | 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 13, 2021 |
| 13D | 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, east wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 3rd room from east | Apr 13, 2021 |
| 13D | 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, 2nd riser from south at west wall, north wall, east wall in the kitchen | Apr 13, 2021 |
| 13D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door frame, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the private hallway | Apr 13, 2021 |
| 8 apartments13F, 10A, 10J, 10H, 8K, 8J, 7A, 6J | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 614)Owner refused more time | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Apr 13, 2021 |
| 13D | 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 12, 2021 |
| 13D | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at north wall, 1st closet from south at west wall door frame, 1st door frame from east at south wall, north wall in the foyer | Apr 12, 2021 |
| 6 apartments2B, 11F, 12H, 14G, 15F, 11K | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 614)Owner refused more time | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Apr 6, 2021 |
| 14H | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 614)Lead docs submitted, acceptable | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Building | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | Apr 6, 2021 |
| 8H | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 618)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Mar 31, 2021 |
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 1062545, BBL 1021090034. 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 551 Edgecombe 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.
- 41 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.
- 34 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, 65 are closed.
Lead orders here, year by year
- 20124
- 20194
- 202136
- 202348
- 202422
- 202630
Closed lead orders (65)
This list shows the 40 most recent closures.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Issued | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 15, 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 15, 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 15, 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 15, 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 15, 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 22, 2023 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 22, 2023 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 22, 2023 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 22, 2023 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 22, 2023 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 22, 2023 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 22, 2023 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 22, 2023 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 7, 2024 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 7, 2024 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 7, 2024 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 7, 2024 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 7, 2024 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 6, 2024 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 6, 2024 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 6, 2024 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| 4B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 15, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 31, 2019 | May 16, 2026 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 31, 2019 | May 16, 2026 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 31, 2019 | May 16, 2026 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 31, 2019 | May 16, 2026 |
| 5A | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | May 19, 2023 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 5E | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | May 19, 2023 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 5D | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | May 19, 2023 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 11G | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | B | May 18, 2023 | Apr 20, 2025 |
| 4J | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | C | Apr 16, 2021 | Apr 7, 2025 |
| 3B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 30, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| 3B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 30, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| 3B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 28, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| 3B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 28, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| 3B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 28, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| 3B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 28, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| 3B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 28, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| 3B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 28, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| 3B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jun 28, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 |
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.