56 Box Street
Top insights
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (11 vs ~1)
- Built before 1939 (1931) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 6 of 20 units
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
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.
56 Box Street
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- City records show 2 open HPD violations 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 2021 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 6 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall.
56 Box Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11222. The closest subway is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av (7) (8-minute walk), served by the 7 and G lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-05-13 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY"
- 2021-01-20 "§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NE…"
- Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
- 2026-03-19 · Apt 2A · EMERGENCY · SAFETY
- 2026-02-08 · Apt 3B · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-02-07 · Apt 3B · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2017-09-15 "VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2016 INSPECTION/TEST"
- 2015-12-29 "STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY MAKE SITE SAFE ONLY, CONTACT THE BOROUGH COM M. OFFICE AT 718 802-3677 FOR FURTHER I…"
- 1995-08-29
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1931. 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. 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: 67
- PETIT LARCENY: 33
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 32
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 16
- ROBBERY: 16
- Illegal Parking: 330
- Blocked Driveway: 66
- Noise - Residential: 46
- Water System: 44
- Noise: 43
- LMD RESIDENTIAL INC.
- THE PACE COMPANIES NEW YORK, INC.
- Cross Island Mechanical Corp
- P.S./I.S. 78Q
- Hunters Point Community Middle School
- Hunters Point Community Middle School
- Academy for Careers in Television and Film
- Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
- Greenpoint Av
- Hunters Point Av
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Arete Living Arts Foundation
- Box Street Park
- Light Industry Cinema Projects, Ltd.
- Place In History
- Brooklyn Rail
- Greenpoint Playground
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
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 50 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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