Coney Island
Iconic beachfront neighborhood at Brooklyn's southern tip, with amusement parks, the boardwalk, NYCHA towers, and year-round residential communities.
Coney Island Building Violation Profile
Measured from HPD violations and 311 complaints filed in the 12 months to September 2026, matched to this area's buildings. Use it to set expectations before you sign or hire.
Rodent complaints ran 3.5 per 1,000 apartments, below the citywide 8.8.
Heat and hot water complaints in Coney Island ran 39.9 per 1,000 apartments over that year, below the citywide 125.7.
The median Coney Island apartment building went up in 1930, 8.6% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 9.8% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).
Most common HPD issues in Coney Island
HPD issued 14 violations per 100 apartments in Coney Island over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 4.2 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 36.1% of buildings recorded none.
Area figures describe 451 buildings holding 22,652 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average.
What the Records Show in Coney Island
Buildings in Coney Island averaged 14 HPD violations per 100 apartments over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 4.2 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 36.1% of buildings recorded none at all.
| Measure | Coney Island | Citywide |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment buildings | 451 | 172,071 |
| Apartments | 22,652 | 2,846,490 |
| HPD violations per 100 apartments | 14 | 30.1 |
| Class C (immediately hazardous) per 100 | 4.2 | 9.2 |
| Buildings with no violations | 36.1% | 45.3% |
| Apartments in pre-1940 buildings | 8.6% | 45.8% |
| Apartments in buildings of 5 floors or fewer | 9.8% | 37.1% |
| Median year built | 1930 | n/a |
Figures cover buildings with three or more apartments in Coney Island-Sea Gate, using HPD violations inspected in the 12 months to September 2026 and city lot records. Citywide figures use the same method. Search a specific address for that building’s own record.
Services in Coney Island
Each service page is tailored to Coney Island’s building stock and common violation patterns.
Violation-Linked Repairs
For when Coney Island buildings already have open violations
Pre-Lease & Investigation
Audit a Coney Island building before you commit
Move-In Essentials
For after you’ve checked the building
Building Stock & Character
NYCHA towers, pre-war apartment buildings, some single-family homes near boardwalk
Seasonal amusement park, beachfront, working-class residential, NYCHA community
D/F/N/Q (Coney Island-Stillwell Ave terminus)
Storm surge flooding risk, seasonal character, far from Manhattan, NYCHA concentration