Canarsie, Brooklyn

    Canarsie neighborhood report on Brix — violations, complaints, and landlord history for buildings in this area.

    Brix tracks 13,670 buildings in Canarsie, covering 31,072 apartments. Across them there are 6,830 open HPD violations, and 178 buildings carry at least one Class C hazard — the immediately hazardous tier covering things like no heat, no hot water, and lead paint.

    Tenants filed 5,253 complaints against Canarsie buildings in the last 12 months, or 0.17 per apartment. Complaints and violations are separate records: a complaint that closes without an inspector getting inside leaves no violation behind.

    The pattern in Canarsie is immediately hazardous violations (173 buildings), mold & leaks (151 buildings), and pests & rodents (114 buildings). Those are the issue groups with the most buildings behind them here, not a ranking of severity.

    The addresses carrying the most open violations in Canarsie right now:

    A high count usually means an older building with a long-running record, not necessarily the worst place to live — the building's own page shows what the violations are and whether they're being cleared.

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    Living in Canarsie: what the building signals say

    Canarsie carries a heavy load of open building violations. Across 13,670 residential buildings there are 6,830 open violations — about 0.5 per building, below the Brooklyn average of 1.32. 178 buildings have at least one immediately hazardous violation open.

    Residents filed 5,253 complaints in the past 12 months. How fast repairs happen varies a lot by landlord, so read the exact building report before signing a lease.

    Neighborhood at a glance

    Open Violations
    6,830
    ~0.5 per building
    Complaints (12mo)
    5,253
    Hazardous (Class C)
    178
    buildings with hazardous violations

    These are neighborhood averages, not an answer about any one address. Two buildings on the same block can look nothing alike.

    Scoped to ZIP 11236

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    Brix shows city record data for every residential building in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Violation and complaint data comes from NYC HPD and DOB. Always do your own due diligence before signing a lease.