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Lead paint violations in Queens

HPD's order to repair peeling lead paint, or to carry out lead work the law requires, is called a lead paint violation. This page ranks Queens buildings by open violations, and the lookup covers any address.

Queens buildings with open lead orders
2,448
open lead paint violations
11,754
of them class C
88%
buildings with any lead order on record
4,030

Every Queens building that has a lead order on HPD's record is included in the answer.

Queens buildings ranked by open lead paint violations

Get the full list as a CSV file, which holds all 2,448 Queens buildings with an open lead order. A violation stays open until HPD accepts the repair.

Ranked by open orders, the 126 buildings below each hold 10 or more lead paint violations that are still open and were issued since January 2023. The top count is 115 at 70-20 37th Avenue. Jackson Heights has the most open orders on this list, followed by Sunnyside and Elmhurst.

#BuildingOpenApartmentsNewest orderNeighborhood
170-20 37th Avenue11555Feb 3, 2025Jackson Heights
230-86 32nd Street739Aug 18, 2025Astoria (Central)
321-38 31st Street6438Sep 16, 2025Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
4148-25 88th Avenue5623Dec 21, 2023Jamaica
543-06 45th Street409Aug 14, 2026Sunnyside
661-07 Woodside Avenue3818Aug 20, 2026Woodside
786-22 Dongan Avenue3826Feb 27, 2026Elmhurst
833-53 82nd Street3716Aug 28, 2026Jackson Heights
990-38 170th Street3616Jun 20, 2024Jamaica
1035-64 84th Street3410Jun 15, 2026Jackson Heights
1137-06 72nd Street3313Jun 9, 2026Jackson Heights
1243-14 42nd Street334Sep 25, 2026Sunnyside
1377-10 34th Avenue3224Oct 14, 2025Jackson Heights
14135-10 Grand Central Parkway3128Mar 27, 2026Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
1547-10 48th Avenue314Jul 22, 2026Sunnyside
1635-60 74th Street3022Aug 8, 2023Jackson Heights
17140-71 Ash Avenue2922May 1, 2024Flushing-Willets Point
181853 Madison Street292Sep 21, 2026Ridgewood
1987-24 115th Street2919Jun 22, 2026Richmond Hill
2097-52 75th Street2916Jul 18, 2025Ozone Park (North)
2134-15 31st Avenue2815May 6, 2026Astoria (Central)
2221-15 33rd Street2711Dec 19, 2024Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
2343-15 46th Street275May 18, 2026Sunnyside
2433-54 83rd Street263Sep 8, 2026Jackson Heights
25144-03 Barclay Avenue252Sep 15, 2025Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
2621-05 33rd Street2515Sep 22, 2023Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
2739-77 51st Street2513Sep 26, 2025Sunnyside
2839-88 49th Street2510Sep 1, 2026Sunnyside
2941-11 40th Street2414Apr 15, 2024Sunnyside
3034-32 91st Street235Aug 6, 2026Jackson Heights
3134-57 72nd Street2313Dec 19, 2025Jackson Heights
3253-44 63rd Street232Mar 31, 2026Maspeth
3375-23 Broadway231Sep 24, 2025Elmhurst
3489-11 153rd Street2319Sep 9, 2024Jamaica
3537-57 80th Street2214Jan 11, 2023Jackson Heights
3663-60 102nd Street2221Jul 16, 2024Forest Hills
3727-24 21st Street219Apr 18, 2024Old Astoria-Hallets Point
3842-15 Layton Street2113Jul 18, 2025Elmhurst
3978-01 34th Avenue2110Sep 8, 2026Jackson Heights
4088-11 34th Avenue2117Jul 8, 2025Jackson Heights
4188-20 Woodhaven Boulevard2110Aug 12, 2024Woodhaven
4233-51 73rd Street208Jul 29, 2026Jackson Heights
4348-19 43rd Street201Feb 27, 2025Sunnyside
44118-05 Liberty Avenue192Jul 11, 2024South Ozone Park
4540-57 Junction Boulevard193Sep 3, 2026Corona
4641-72 Judge Street1916Apr 1, 2026Elmhurst
4794-02 35th Avenue192Dec 11, 2024Jackson Heights
4825-41 30th Road183Sep 30, 2026Astoria (Central)
4937-30 81st Street184Jul 30, 2026Jackson Heights
5043-09 40th Street1817May 20, 2026Sunnyside

Data source: HPD violations on NYC Open Data, updated each month. The newest lead order in these records is dated October 21, 2026.

Reading an HPD lead order

  • Open orders stay open until HPD accepts a repair or the owner's proof. Once it does, they are closed.
  • Class C marks a condition as immediately hazardous. On HPD's record, most orders for lead paint are class C.
  • Orders to fix peeling lead paint list the wall, window or door frame, plus the apartment. The hazard itself is what these orders point to.
  • A vacant-apartment lead work order says the owner never showed that an empty unit had been made lead-safe before a new tenant arrived.
  • A records or notice order means the owner failed to hand over lead paperwork to HPD, or to ask tenants every year if a child under 6 lives in the unit.

Didn't find the building? Type its address into the building lookup: any Queens address with a lead order is in it, even one with only a few open orders.

Rights if you rent in Queens

Local Law 1 applies to buildings built before 1960. The landlord must find lead paint hazards in any apartment with a child under 6, then fix them, and must make empty units lead-safe before a new tenant arrives. What you can ask for, and letters to send.

Your next steps

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. Put your complaint in writing. Tell your landlord about the peeling paint, and whether a child under age 6 lives there. Free letters in English and Spanish
  4. 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.
  5. 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.