Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
76
out of 100
Heavier than 72% of buildings in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
65 open hazardous violations, against a typical 0 nearby.
179 RICHARDS STREET · 5 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Nothing notable in the record.
Against it
- 65 open hazardous violations, against a typical 0 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
65 violations the city still lists as unresolved
65 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 23 years.
- Other24
- Heat / hot water8
- Structural8
- Disrepair6
- Paint / plaster6
- Fire & life safety5
- Electrical2
- Water leak2
- Plumbing2
- Refuse / sanitation2
A typical building under 6 apartments has 0. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-08-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.