Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
89
out of 100
Heavier than 56% of buildings in Chinatown-Two Bridges
23 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 20 apartments here are rent stabilized.
39 ESSEX STREET · 20 apartments · built 1900 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- 20 apartments here are rent stabilized
- F train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 23 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
23 violations the city still lists as unresolved
23 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 17 years.
- Other8
- Fire & life safety4
- Paint / plaster3
- Electrical2
- Structural2
- Heat / hot water2
- Gas1
- Disrepair1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 71% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2009-09-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.