Red Hook

Isolated waterfront industrial neighborhood with IKEA, artisan food scene, and some of Brooklyn's lowest-density residential blocks.

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Red Hook 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.

Most common HPD issues in Red Hook

01Heat and hot water

02Unsanitary conditions and pests

03Plumbing

CONTEXT

HPD issued 16.4 violations per 100 apartments in Red Hook over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 3 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 44.4% of buildings recorded none.

FOR RENTERS

Area figures describe 3,179 buildings holding 31,659 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average.

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What the Records Show in Red Hook

Buildings in Red Hook averaged 16.4 HPD violations per 100 apartments over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 3 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 44.4% of buildings recorded none at all.

Measure	Red Hook	Citywide
Apartment buildings	3,179	172,071
Apartments	31,659	2,846,490
HPD violations per 100 apartments	16.4	30.1
Class C (immediately hazardous) per 100	3	9.2
Buildings with no violations	44.4%	45.3%
Apartments in pre-1940 buildings	45.7%	45.8%
Apartments in buildings of 5 floors or fewer	49.5%	37.1%
Median year built	1900	n/a

Figures cover buildings with three or more apartments in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, 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 Red Hook

Each service page is tailored to Red Hook’s building stock and common violation patterns.

Violation-Linked Repairs

For when Red Hook buildings already have open violations

Pre-Lease & Investigation

Audit a Red Hook building before you commit

Move-In Essentials

For after you’ve checked the building

Building Stock & Character

BUILDING TYPES

Walk-ups, converted warehouses, NYCHA towers, some new development

CHARACTER

Gritty, creative, isolated, waterfront, NYCHA-rooted community

// TRANSIT

B61/B57 buses only -- no subway. NYC Ferry available.

CHALLENGES

No subway -- transit desert, isolated, flooding risk from storm surge

Red Hook Renter FAQs

What building problems are most reported in Red Hook?

Tenants in Red Hook filed about 12,814 housing complaints to 311 in the 12 months to September 2026. Heat and hot water accounted for 43.1% of them, ahead of unsanitary conditions and pests at 14.1%. HPD issued 16.4 violations per 100 apartments in Red Hook over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 3 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 44.4% of buildings recorded none.

How common are rodent complaints in Red Hook?

Rodent complaints ran 6.8 per 1,000 apartments, below the citywide 8.8. Tenants in Red Hook filed about 12,814 housing complaints to 311 in the 12 months to September 2026. Heat and hot water accounted for 43.1% of them, ahead of unsanitary conditions and pests at 14.1%.

What should renters check before signing a lease in Red Hook?

Area figures describe 3,179 buildings holding 31,659 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average.

How old are the buildings in Red Hook?

The median Red Hook apartment building went up in 1900, 45.7% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 49.5% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).

How common are heat complaints in Red Hook?

Heat and hot water complaints in Red Hook ran 47.6 per 1,000 apartments over that year, below the citywide 125.7. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31, when an owner must keep apartments at 68F by day when it is below 55F outside, and 62F overnight.