Fort Greene, Brooklyn

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

    Brix tracks 6,067 buildings in Fort Greene, covering 50,887 apartments. Across them there are 10,529 open HPD violations, and 308 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 8,244 complaints against Fort Greene buildings in the last 12 months, or 0.16 per apartment. Complaints and violations are separate records: a complaint that closes without an inspector getting inside leaves no violation behind.

    The pattern in Fort Greene is immediately hazardous violations (287 buildings), mold & leaks (191 buildings), and buildings getting worse (155 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 Fort Greene 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 Fort Greene: what the building signals say

    Fort Greene carries a heavy load of open building violations. Across 6,067 residential buildings there are 10,529 open violations — about 1.7 per building, above the Brooklyn average of 1.32. 308 buildings have at least one immediately hazardous violation open.

    Residents filed 8,244 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
    10,529
    ~1.7 per building
    Complaints (12mo)
    8,244
    Hazardous (Class C)
    308
    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 11205, 11217

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