Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn

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

    Brix tracks 18,184 buildings in Sheepshead Bay, covering 68,914 apartments. Across them there are 11,289 open HPD violations, and 330 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 14,259 complaints against Sheepshead Bay buildings in the last 12 months, or 0.21 per apartment. Complaints and violations are separate records: a complaint that closes without an inspector getting inside leaves no violation behind.

    The pattern in Sheepshead Bay is immediately hazardous violations (329 buildings), mold & leaks (250 buildings), and buildings getting worse (204 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 Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay: what the building signals say

    Sheepshead Bay carries a heavy load of open building violations. Across 18,184 residential buildings there are 11,289 open violations — about 0.6 per building, below the Brooklyn average of 1.32. 330 buildings have at least one immediately hazardous violation open.

    Residents filed 14,259 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
    11,289
    ~0.6 per building
    Complaints (12mo)
    14,259
    Hazardous (Class C)
    330
    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 11235, 11229

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