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Brooklyn Community District 16

Brooklyn Community District 16 covers Brownsville and Ocean Hill in east-central Brooklyn, with Broadway on the north and Broadway Junction at its northeast corner. Public housing is a large share of the stock: the NYCHA Development Data Book lists 23 developments here with about 8,700 apartments, including Van Dyke, Brownsville, Tilden, Howard and Low Houses. In PLUTO tax-lot data, about 38% of the roughly 41,000 residential units are in elevator buildings and 27% in walk-ups. The 3 runs along Livonia Avenue, the L stops at Sutter Av and Livonia Av, and the A and C stop at Broadway Junction. Betsy Head Park is the main park.

Brooklyn Community District 16 has 67,677 open HPD housing violations, 13,746 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 17,843 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 9th most open violations of 18 community districts in Brooklyn. Per apartment it ranks 5th of 59 citywide, at 1664.5 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations

67,677

13,746 Class C

New violations, last 12 months

17,843

5,139 Class C · 7th in Brooklyn

Residential units

40.7K

8,074 tax lots

Open violations per 1,000 homes

1664.5

City median 760.6

Heat complaints this season

94 by this date last season

Average year built

1947

Lots with a known year

Rent-stabilized units (2024)

10.1K

445 buildings · 25% of homes

How serious are the open violations?

Open HPD violations by class

Class C13,746 · 20%Class B34,195 · 51%Class A19,736 · 29%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

Residential noise6,352Residential noise: 6,352
Heat / hot water4,196Heat / hot water: 4,196
Unsanitary condition2,570Unsanitary condition: 2,570
Plumbing1,606Plumbing: 1,606
Paint / plaster1,179Paint / plaster: 1,179
Door / window1,142Door / window: 1,142
Water leak1,045Water leak: 1,045
Electric801Electric: 801
General repairs763General repairs: 763
Appliance613Appliance: 613

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

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Brooklyn community districts

Brooklyn Community District 16 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: 3 at Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, Saratoga Av, Rockaway Av and Junius St; L at Sutter Av and Livonia Av; C at Rockaway Av; A and C at Broadway Junction; J and Z at Chauncey St
23 NYCHA developments with about 8,700 apartments; Van Dyke I is the largest at about 1,600
About 38% of residential units are in elevator buildings (PLUTO 26v2)
Betsy Head Park (about 11 acres) is the district's largest NYC Parks property

Neighborhoods included

Broadway Junction · Brownsville · Ocean Hill

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). NYCHA development names and apartment counts from the NYCHA Development Data Book (data.cityofnewyork.us evjd-dqpz, data as of 1/1/2025). 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: unverified 'rail line on the south' and Van Sinderen boundary removed; 23 developments, 8,739 apartments.

Sources

Brooklyn Community District 16 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)

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“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.