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Brooklyn Community District 14

Brooklyn Community District 14 covers Flatbush, Midwood, Ditmas Park and Prospect Park South, stretching south from Parkside Avenue at the bottom of Prospect Park toward Kings Highway and Avenue P. Its housing ranges from large apartment buildings to free-standing houses: in PLUTO tax-lot data, about 55% of the roughly 65,000 residential units are in elevator buildings, while about 19% are in one- to three-family houses. The B and Q run down the Brighton line through the district, with the Q stopping at every station from Church Av to Avenue M; the 2 and 5 end at Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College. The Parade Ground and Brooklyn College are here.

Brooklyn Community District 14 has 68,641 open HPD housing violations, 18,122 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 37,508 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 8th most open violations of 18 community districts in Brooklyn. Per apartment it ranks 19th of 59 citywide, at 1049.5 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations

68,641

18,122 Class C

New violations, last 12 months

37,508

11,918 Class C · 1st in Brooklyn

Residential units

65.4K

11,675 tax lots

Open violations per 1,000 homes

1049.5

City median 760.6

Heat complaints this season

185

216 by this date last season

Average year built

1925

Lots with a known year

Rent-stabilized units (2024)

35.7K

1,013 buildings · 55% of homes

How serious are the open violations?

Open HPD violations by class

Class C18,122 · 26%Class B34,457 · 50%Class A16,062 · 23%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 15, 2026

What residents report to 311

Housing-related 311 complaints, last 12 months

Heat / hot water13KHeat / hot water: 13,002
Residential noise8,541Residential noise: 8,541
Unsanitary condition4,620Unsanitary condition: 4,620
Paint / plaster2,758Paint / plaster: 2,758
Plumbing2,614Plumbing: 2,614
Water leak1,814Water leak: 1,814
Door / window1,755Door / window: 1,755
General repairs1,234General repairs: 1,234
Flooring / stairs1,191Flooring / stairs: 1,191
Electric999Electric: 999

Source: NYC 311 Service Requests · data as of Oct 15, 2026

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Brooklyn community districts

Brooklyn Community District 14 highlighted

CD 171,869.6CD 17: 1,869.6
CD 31,779.1CD 3: 1,779.1
CD 41,671CD 4: 1,671
CD 51,667.1CD 5: 1,667.1
CD 161,664.5CD 16: 1,664.5
CD 81,583.3CD 8: 1,583.3
CD 91,225.1CD 9: 1,225.1
CD 121,182.4CD 12: 1,182.4
CD 71,176.6CD 7: 1,176.6
CD 141,049.5CD 14: 1,049.5
CD 18760.6CD 18: 760.6
CD 6752.2CD 6: 752.2
CD 11699.1CD 11: 699.1
CD 1692.5CD 1: 692.5
CD 10688.6CD 10: 688.6
CD 13553.8CD 13: 553.8
CD 2528.2CD 2: 528.2
CD 15512.7CD 15: 512.7

Source: NYC HPD violations and DCP PLUTO · data as of Oct 15, 2026

Good to know

Subway: B and Q at Church Av and Newkirk Plaza; Q at Beverley Rd, Cortelyou Rd, Avenue H, Avenue J and Avenue M; 2 and 5 at Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College; F at 18 Av
About 55% of residential units are in elevator buildings (PLUTO 26v2)
Brooklyn College and the Parade Ground (about 40 acres of ballfields) are in the district

Neighborhoods included

Ditmas Park · Flatbush · Manhattan Terrace · Midwood · Ocean Parkway · Prospect Park South

Before you rent or buy here

Check the buildingLook up any address for violations, complaints and owner.Read the violation classesWhat A, B and C mean and how fast owners must fix them.Work out your budgetThe 40× income rule most NYC landlords use.

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Fact-checked October 12, 2026

Neighborhood list from the NYC Planning community profile. Subway stations placed by point-in-polygon test of MTA station coordinates against NYC Planning community district boundaries (data.cityofnewyork.us 5crt-au7u); 'on the edge' means within about 30 m of the boundary. Housing shares are PLUTO 26v2 residential units by building class (A/B and C0 = one- to three-family homes, other C = walk-up apartment buildings, D = elevator buildings, R = condos). Parks from NYC Parks Properties (data.cityofnewyork.us enfh-gkve). Independently re-verified 2026-10-12: neighborhood lists match the NYC Planning Community Profiles app data; station placement re-run against MTA 39hk-dx4f and boundaries 5crt-au7u; PLUTO 26v2 unit shares and totals recomputed; park acreage and boards from enfh-gkve; NYCHA counts from evjd-dqpz. Fact-check 2026-10-12: Brooklyn College lots confirmed cd 314; Parade Ground 39.5 acres; Parkside Av lots split 309/314.

Sources

Brooklyn Community District 14 profile · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
MTA Subway Stations (station list with routes and coordinates) · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO), version 26v2 · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)

General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules change; confirm with the agency or a professional before you act.

“Open” counts every HPD violation not yet recorded as corrected, including old ones owners never certified, so totals can exceed the number of apartments. Statistics: NYC Open Data (HPD violations, 311 service requests, DCP PLUTO) and rent-stabilized counts from DOF tax bills (via JustFix), updated Oct 15, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.