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20 Lenox Rd, Brooklyn

BBL 3-05083-0021

En español: 29 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 46 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 26 años abierta, desde el 6 de enero de 2000.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 29 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 26 years, since January 6, 2000.

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29 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed January 6, 2000.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for the entire building has been in effect since April 18, 2025. Reason on the order: fire damage.
DOB violations
34 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened January 16, 2019.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed March 17, 2026.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C29 open most often Heat / Hot Water
Notice sent17817186
Notice sent17817184
Notice sent17817179
Notice sent17817143
Notice sent17817142
Notice sent17807095
Notice sent17802023
Fire SafetyNotice sent17802020
Notice sent17788309
Notice sent17788308
The report lists all 29, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B15 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent17802016
Notice sent17801992
Notice sent17789719
Notice sent17789718
Notice sent17789717
Notice sent17789716
Notice sent17788305
Fire SafetyNotice sent17788303
Notice sent17788299
Notice sent17788298
The report lists all 15, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB2 open most often Construction
Construction, Class 2Decided by default39181533L
Construction, Class 1Decided by default39142511Z

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Does 20 Lenox Road, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 20 Lenox Road, Brooklyn had 46 open violations on September 27, 2026: 2 from OATH/ECB and 44 from HPD. 29 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 26 years, since January 6, 2000.

Is 20 Lenox Road, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 29 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 20 Lenox Road, Brooklyn?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for the entire building has been in effect since April 18, 2025. Reason on the order: fire damage. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.

Does 20 Lenox Road, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 34 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Is 20 Lenox Road, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened January 16, 2019. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 20 Lenox Road, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed March 17, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

When was 20 Lenox Road, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1931 as the year 20 Lenox Road, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 20 Lenox Road, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 7 residential units at 20 Lenox Road, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on HPD vacate orders, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus HPD vacate orders, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 20 Lenox Rd, Brooklyn: 29 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/20-lenox-road-brooklyn

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