Fort Greene
Fort Greene varies block to block — search your specific building for the real picture.
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 10,597 open violations — about 1.7 per building, above the Brooklyn average of 1.32. 310 buildings have at least one immediately hazardous violation open.
Residents filed 8,341 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
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
Buildings in Fort Greene
543 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
56 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
318 Carlton Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
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Search a buildingBrix 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.