556 Lefferts Avenue
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- 25 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1938) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 55 units registered
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
556 Lefferts Avenue
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- City records show 36 open HPD violations, 25 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2018 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 55 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at compactor closet.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
556 Lefferts Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11225. The closest subway is Sterling St (2,5) (9-minute walk), served by the 2 and 5 lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: February 2018 · Most recent: November 2025. 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.
- 2025-11-03 "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
- 2024-04-02 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL…"
- 2024-03-18 "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 10 SQUARE FEET AT EAST WALL…"
- 2022-03-09 "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY,…"
- 2022-03-09 "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STO…"
- 2022-03-09
- 2022-03-09
- 2022-01-08
- 2022-01-08
- 2021-05-06
- Class C · 25 open · penalty 375 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 11 open · penalty 55 · (5/ea)
- 2026-02-16 · Apt 1C · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2026-02-11 · Apt 1C · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-02-11 · Apt 1C · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-05-06
- 2023-08-24
- 2020-09-16 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2019-05-20 "FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION"
- 2019-04-05 "VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST"
6 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2019); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
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 1938). 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.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 115
- PETIT LARCENY: 81
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 39
- FELONY ASSAULT: 30
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 26
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 407
- Illegal Parking: 327
- Noise - Residential: 175
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 104
- PAINT/PLASTER: 76
- 548 LEFFERTS AVENUE
- 621 LEFFERTS AVE
- 620 MAPLE STREET
- P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School
- Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School
- P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie
- School for Democracy and Leadership
- I S 391 Mahalia Jackson
- Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School
- George W Wingate Hs
- School for Democracy and Leadership
- School for Human Rights, The
- Sterling St
- Kingston Av
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Hamilton Metz Field
- High School For Public Service: Heroes Of Tomorrow
- Wingate Park
- Gan Academy
- League School
- Brooklyn Institute For Liberal Arts
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 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.
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