Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
52
out of 100
Heavier than 96% of buildings in East Village
8 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 25% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
229 EAST FIFTH STREET · 10 apartments · built 1881 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- Fixes 25% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 5 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 6 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 8 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
8 violations the city still lists as unresolved
8 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4 months.
- Water leak2
- Plumbing2
- Other2
- Fire & life safety1
- Disrepair1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 70% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2026-02-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.