261 Lenox Road
A 6-story building with 120 apartments, built in 1956, in Brooklyn, NY 11226.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
261 Lenox Road has 157 open HPD violations, 40 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 345 complaints to HPD in the past year, 46 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 261 Lenox Road LLC. 118 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 261 Lenox Road have open violations?
Yes: 157 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 40 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 96 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 21 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 87 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 345 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 46 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 261 Lenox Road?
261 Lenox Road is registered with HPD to 261 Lenox Road LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in June 2026. HPD’s record has 23 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 2 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 12% of residential buildings in 11226 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 261 Lenox Road rent stabilized?
118 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 117 in 2021. That’s 118 of the building’s 120 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 271 Lenox Road55 apartments, built 2016
- 245 Lenox Road66 apartments, built 1936
- 270 Clarkson Avenue99 apartments, built 1962
- 1310 Nostrand Avenue32 apartments, built 1931
- 250 Clarkson Avenue100 apartments, built 1962
- 223 Lenox Road71 apartments, built 1929
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-05066-0071.