Sheepshead Bay
Coastal neighborhood centered on its working fishing harbor, with a strong Russian-Jewish and Asian community and more space than inner Brooklyn.
Sheepshead Bay 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 7.2 per 1,000 apartments, below the citywide 8.8.
Heat and hot water complaints in Sheepshead Bay ran 100.7 per 1,000 apartments over that year, below the citywide 125.7.
The median Sheepshead Bay apartment building went up in 1955, 15.7% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 25.1% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).
Most common HPD issues in Sheepshead Bay
HPD issued 19.9 violations per 100 apartments in Sheepshead Bay over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 4.9 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 51.6% of buildings recorded none.
Area figures describe 934 buildings holding 16,452 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 Sheepshead Bay
Buildings in Sheepshead Bay averaged 19.9 HPD violations per 100 apartments over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 4.9 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 51.6% of buildings recorded none at all.
| Measure | Sheepshead Bay | Citywide |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment buildings | 934 | 172,071 |
| Apartments | 16,452 | 2,846,490 |
| HPD violations per 100 apartments | 19.9 | 30.1 |
| Class C (immediately hazardous) per 100 | 4.9 | 9.2 |
| Buildings with no violations | 51.6% | 45.3% |
| Apartments in pre-1940 buildings | 15.7% | 45.8% |
| Apartments in buildings of 5 floors or fewer | 25.1% | 37.1% |
| Median year built | 1955 | n/a |
Figures cover buildings with three or more apartments in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, 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 Sheepshead Bay
Each service page is tailored to Sheepshead Bay’s building stock and common violation patterns.
Violation-Linked Repairs
For when Sheepshead Bay buildings already have open violations
Pre-Lease & Investigation
Audit a Sheepshead Bay building before you commit
Move-In Essentials
For after you’ve checked the building
Building Stock & Character
Low-rise apartment buildings, private houses, some two-family homes
Waterfront community, fishing pier, diverse, more suburban, seafood restaurants
B/Q trains (Sheepshead Bay, Kings Hwy)
Far from Manhattan, flood zone risk, limited transit, car often helpful