Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
94
out of 100
Heavier than 55% of buildings in East Village
4 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 17% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
178 EAST SECOND STREET · 41 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- Fixes 17% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- F train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 4 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
4 violations the city still lists as unresolved
4 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Fire & life safety1
- Heat / hot water1
- Structural1
- Other1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 39% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-07-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.