Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
52
out of 100
Heavier than 93% of buildings in Sunset Park (West)
37 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 12% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
471 40TH STREET · 6 apartments · built 1914 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 12% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- D/N/R train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 37 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
37 violations the city still lists as unresolved
37 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Lead paint20
- Disrepair4
- Pests4
- Fire & life safety3
- Other2
- Structural2
- Plumbing1
- Paint / plaster1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2002-05-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.