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245 Lenox Road

Brooklyn · 11226 | BBL 3050660079 | BIN 3116277
Data as of August 28, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 40 immediately hazardous, about one for every 2 apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

107 open HPD violations on record: 29 Class A (non-hazardous), 38 Class B (hazardous), and 40 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 684 days (about 1.9 years), on record since 2024.

Violation figures current as of Oct 5, 2026.

A 66-unit building, built in 1936.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 3 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

Top insights

38
Open HPD
Class B
40
Open HPD
Class C
1900
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
66
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
66
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
132
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$1,751
ZIP median
rent
1936
Year built
3 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
88 places
Amenities
nearby

245 Lenox Road sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11226. The closest subway is Winthrop St (2,5) (3-minute walk), served by the 2 and 5 lines.

Is 245 Lenox Road rent-stabilized?
Yes — all 66 residential units at 245 Lenox Road are rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 245 Lenox Road?
Winthrop St (2,5) — a 3-minute walk (266m) from 245 Lenox Road. Served by the 2 and 5 lines.
Is 245 Lenox Road subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1936, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total589
Open107
Closed482

Oldest open violation: November 2024 · Most recent: September 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Class A29 open · 108 closed
Class B38 open · 212 closed
Class C40 open · 162 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-10-02 Class C · Apt 5H · 10 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5H, 5th STORY,…"
  • 2026-10-02 Class C · Apt 5H · 10 days open "§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATION…"
  • 2026-10-02 Class B · Apt 5H · 10 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE REGLAZE THE CRACKED PORCELAIN PAINT AT…"
  • 2026-10-02 Class C · Apt 5H · 10 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITC…"
  • 2026-10-02 Class C · Apt 5H · 10 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATH…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations9
Roaches: 5 Mice: 3 Rats: 1
  • 2026-10-02 roaches · Apt 5H
  • 2026-10-02 mice · Apt 5H
  • 2026-09-24 mice · Apt 5D
  • 2026-08-19 mice · Apt 5H
  • 2026-08-19 rats
  • Class C · 40 open · penalty 600 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 38 open · penalty 190 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 29 open · penalty 29 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints39
Open2
Closed37
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat19
Other14
Hot Water7
Paint4
Plumbing2
Electric1
Structural1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Recent
  • 2026-08-15 · Apt 5H · NON EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
  • 2026-08-15 · Apt 5H · NON EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
  • 2026-08-15 · Apt 5H · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
Repeated apartments: BLDG · 5G · 6B · 4A · 5H
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total4
By year
20242
20231
20221
Most recent
  • 2024-08-16 Apt 4D
  • 2024-08-16 Apt 4D
  • 2023-07-13 Apt 6E
  • 2022-12-14 Apt 5E-B
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total18
Open3
Closed15
Complaints
Total30
Open (active)1
Closed29
Recent open violations
  • 2012-07-25 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2004-02-13 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
  • 1995-04-17 LL1081-LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file10
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20223 infested · 3 eradicated
20203 infested · 3 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

7 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2026). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.

32 earlier hazards cited and remediated.

Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1936). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1936 (90 yr old)
Building classD1 — Elevator apartment
Floors6
Residential units66
Building area (sqft)69,816
Lot area (sqft)20,000
Owner of record (PLUTO)245 LENOX LLC
Designations
Council district40
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status66 of 66 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)66
Stabilized (latest)66
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy Efficiency (LL84)
Energy benchmarking (Local Law 84) — 2024
Energy efficiency gradeB
ENERGY STAR score80 / 100
Site EUI63 kBtu/ft² (national median 79.3)
Recent years
2024Grade B · 80/100
2023Grade B · 80/100
2022Grade A · 88/100

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total132654
Violent1447
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies36173
Misdemeanors54289
Violations36160
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 159
  • PETIT LARCENY: 114
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 94
  • MISCELLANEOUS PENAL LAW: 41
  • GRAND LARCENY: 40
Borough context: Brooklyn (12 mo): 79,590 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls1,900
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 248
  • Dirty Condition: 200
  • Illegal Parking: 167
  • Noise - Residential: 132
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 103
By category
Other1,372
Noise262
Parking245
Rats17
Homeless3
Trash1
Drug0
Drinking0
Construction0
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints262
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential132
Commercial61
Street Sidewalk58
Vehicle11
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility1 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$250–400/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 1328 NOSTRAND AVE 115m · $250–400/mo licensee: Ardent Medical Supply Inc.
  • 1298 NOSTRAND AVE 138m · $250–400/mo licensee: Five Stars of Brooklyn X
  • 727 ROGERS AVE 150m · $250–400/mo licensee: BENJAMIN, GERARD I
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby29
Elementary (K-5)6
Middle (6-8)6
High (9-12)3
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • P.S. K141 Pre-K-11 · 3 min (223m) · District 75
  • Explore Charter School K-8 · 3 min (223m) · District 84
  • P.S. 092 Adrian Hegeman Pre-K-5 · 4 min (293m) · District 17
Middle — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • P.S. K141 Pre-K-11 · 3 min (223m) · District 75
  • Explore Charter School K-8 · 3 min (223m) · District 84
  • Parkside Preparatory Academy 6-8 · 3 min (223m) · District 17
High — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • P.S. K141 Pre-K-11 · 3 min (223m) · District 75
  • Achievement First Voyager Charter School 5-12 · 4 min (293m) · District 84
  • Fahari Academy Charter School 5-12 · 9 min (699m) · District 84
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby2
Unique lines2
Lines served: 2 · 5
Closest 2 stations
  • Winthrop St 2, 5 · 266m · 3 min walk
  • Church Av 2, 5 · 425m · 5 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby88
Eating (54) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants16
Fast food38
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)21
→ Supermarkets2
→ Convenience19
Pharmacies10
ATMs1
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (6 places selling coffee, of which 3 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby61
A: 44 B: 4 C: 2 Pending: 11
Sample
  • Grade A Cafe 101 · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A New Soldiers Restaurant · Caribbean
  • Grade A Immaculee Bakery · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A La Baguette Shop · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Caribbean Vibes Jamaican Restaurant And Bakery · Caribbean
  • Grade A Akwaaba Restaurant · African
  • Grade A Immaculee Ii · Creole
  • Grade A Ahmani's Jus Juice & Health Kitchen · Juice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby74
By category — top 8 of 13 (65 of 74 facilities)
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten17
Health Care12
Child Services And Welfare11
Schools (K-12)8
Human Services6
Youth Services6
Historical Sites3
Solid Waste2
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Lefferts Gardens Montessori Schools (K-12)
  • Brooklyn 9 Sanitation Garage City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • Is 2 Parking City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • Kareful And Karefree Training School Vocational And Proprietary Schools
  • Gotham Career Institute Center For W Vocational And Proprietary Schools
  • Radical Evolution Performance Collective Cultural Institutions

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Optimum Cable Fiber Up to 8,000 Mbps down · 8,000 Mbps up
  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up

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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 11226 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,751/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11226 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$81,084/yr
Median monthly income$6,757/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$2,027/mo
ZIP median rent$1,751/mo
ZIP median rent is 25.9% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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