Crown Heights
Diverse neighborhood split between Caribbean and Hasidic communities.
Crown Heights 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 20.2 per 1,000 apartments, above the citywide 8.8.
Heat and hot water complaints in Crown Heights ran 179.2 per 1,000 apartments over that year, above the citywide 125.7.
The median Crown Heights apartment building went up in 1915, 72% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 60.1% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).
Most common HPD issues in Crown Heights
HPD issued 62.8 violations per 100 apartments in Crown Heights over the 12 months to September 2026, above the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 19.7 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 31% of buildings recorded none.
Area figures describe 3,694 buildings holding 51,349 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 Crown Heights
Buildings in Crown Heights averaged 62.8 HPD violations per 100 apartments over the 12 months to September 2026, above the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 19.7 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 31% of buildings recorded none at all.
| Measure | Crown Heights | Citywide |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment buildings | 3,694 | 172,071 |
| Apartments | 51,349 | 2,846,490 |
| HPD violations per 100 apartments | 62.8 | 30.1 |
| Class C (immediately hazardous) per 100 | 19.7 | 9.2 |
| Buildings with no violations | 31% | 45.3% |
| Apartments in pre-1940 buildings | 72% | 45.8% |
| Apartments in buildings of 5 floors or fewer | 60.1% | 37.1% |
| Median year built | 1915 | n/a |
Figures cover buildings with three or more apartments in Crown Heights (North), Crown Heights (South), 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 Crown Heights
Each service page is tailored to Crown Heights’s building stock and common violation patterns.
Violation-Linked Repairs
For when Crown Heights buildings already have open violations
Pre-Lease & Investigation
Audit a Crown Heights building before you commit
Move-In Essentials
For after you’ve checked the building
Building Stock & Character
Pre-war apartments, brownstones, some new development
Culturally rich, near Brooklyn Museum, West Indian Day Parade
2/3/4/5 (Eastern Parkway), S shuttle to Franklin Ave
Some areas far from subway, block-by-block variation