72 Richardson Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~95% of buildings in this ZIP (52 open)
- 7 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1928) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
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.
72 Richardson Street
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- City records show 52 open HPD violations, 7 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 2008 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 20 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: Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at public hall.
- 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.
72 Richardson Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St (G,L) (7-minute walk), served by the G and L lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-06-14 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HO…"
- 2026-06-14 "§ 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…"
- 2024-03-01 "§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 9, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT…"
- 2019-08-28 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING LOCATED AT…"
- 2019-05-23 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT ALL WINDOWS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOU…"
- Class C · 7 open · penalty 105 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 27 open · penalty 135 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 18 open · penalty 18 · (1/ea)
- 2026-06-06 · Apt 7 · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-06-06 · Apt 7 · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2005-01-31
- 2003-03-19
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 1928. 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
- GRAND LARCENY: 37
- PETIT LARCENY: 34
- HARRASSMENT 2: 17
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 15
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 11
- Illegal Parking: 63
- Graffiti: 43
- Noise - Residential: 30
- Noise - Commercial: 27
- Dirty Condition: 19
- PETER BILLOW FINE WOODWORKING, LLC
- CODA DESIGN & BUILD, LLC
- Union Operating LLC
- Citizens of the World Charter School 1 Williamsbur
- P.S. 132 The Conselyea School
- P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth
- John Ericsson Middle School 126
- The Greenpoint Community Middle School At The John
- Conselyea Preparatory School
- John Ericsson Middle School 126
- The Greenpoint Community Middle School At The John
- Northside Charter High School
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
- Graham Av
- Bedford Av
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Brooklyn Poets, Inc.
- Lentol Garden
- Ericsson Playground
- Badame Sessa Triangle
- Frost Street Plaza
- Mt. Carmel Triangle
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 · 1,000 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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