Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
47
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Lower East Side
20 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 6% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
179 ESSEX STREET · 6 apartments · built 1900 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 6% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 2 apartments here are rent stabilized
- F train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 20 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
20 violations the city still lists as unresolved
13 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.9 years.
- Disrepair5
- Paint / plaster5
- Water leak4
- Pests4
- Other1
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 85% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2021-03-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.