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261 Lenox Rd, Brooklyn

BBL 3-05066-0071

En español: 37 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 121 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 26 años abierta, desde el 29 de diciembre de 1999.

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 102 certifications filed against 29 new Class C in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 26 years, since December 29, 1999.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 95 Class C violations: 92 by the original certify-by date, 3 after it. HPD now marks 2 of them False Certification. How certification works

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37 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed December 29, 1999.

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HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened June 22, 2026.
DOB complaints
2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed April 10, 2026.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 77 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected June 1, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed May 25, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened January 29, 2025, awarded for $3,500.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C37 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Heat / Hot WaterOpen19251006261 Lenox Road LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19188137261 Lenox Road LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19188136261 Lenox Road LLC
Fire SafetyNot complied with19165422261 Lenox Road LLC
Certified on time19073933
CIV14 mailed19073925
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with19073924
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with19073923
To be reinspected19073921
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)19073913
The report lists all 37, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B83 open
Fire SafetyOpen19251011261 Lenox Road LLC
Fire SafetyOpen19251010261 Lenox Road LLC
Open19251008261 Lenox Road LLC
Notice sent19188138261 Lenox Road LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19188134261 Lenox Road LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19188133261 Lenox Road LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19165416261 Lenox Road LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19165411261 Lenox Road LLC
Notice sent19165369261 Lenox Road LLC
Certified on time19087096261 Lenox Road LLC
The report lists all 83, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB1 open
Class 1Found in violation35729849N

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Questions about this building

Does 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn had 121 open violations on September 27, 2026: 120 from HPD and 1 from OATH/ECB. 37 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 26 years, since December 29, 1999.

Is 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 102 certifications filed against 29 new Class C 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.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 95 Class C violations: 92 by the original certify-by date, 3 after it. HPD now marks 2 of them False Certification. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Is 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened June 22, 2026. 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 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn?

Yes. 2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed April 10, 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened January 29, 2025, awarded for $3,500. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn?

ENERGY STAR score 77 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn last inspected?

On June 1, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On May 25, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1956 as the year 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 261 Lenox Road, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 120 residential units at 261 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's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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, 261 Lenox Rd, Brooklyn: 37 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/261-lenox-road-brooklyn

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