Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
35
out of 100
Heaviest record of any building in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
186 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
70 NELSON STREET · 16 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 16 apartments here are rent stabilized
- F/G train about 10 minutes away
Against it
- 186 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
186 violations the city still lists as unresolved
179 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 14 months.
- Fire & life safety56
- Disrepair32
- Plumbing24
- Paint / plaster20
- Pests18
- Other10
- Water leak7
- Heat / hot water7
- Mold5
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Structural3
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 100% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-07-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.