Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
71
out of 100
Heavier than 83% of buildings in Lower East Side
63 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
285 BROOME STREET · 21 apartments · built 1900 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- B/D train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 63 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
63 violations the city still lists as unresolved
63 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 17 years.
- Fire & life safety13
- Disrepair10
- Heat / hot water8
- Other7
- Paint / plaster6
- Structural5
- Plumbing4
- Water leak3
- Electrical3
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Pests1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-04-17 and remains open on HPD’s records.