Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in Brooklyn Heights
21 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
96 SCHERMERHORN STREET · 105 apartments · built 1928 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 2/3/4/5/R train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 21 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
21 violations the city still lists as unresolved
21 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Other5
- Fire & life safety4
- Plumbing3
- Paint / plaster3
- Disrepair2
- Pests1
- Structural1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 66% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1987-06-09 and remains open on HPD’s records.