Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
46
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
199 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
861 48TH STREET · 32 apartments · built 1928 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- D train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 199 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 5% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
199 violations the city still lists as unresolved
199 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.3 years.
- Lead paint55
- Pests34
- Mold30
- Disrepair22
- Fire & life safety18
- Paint / plaster14
- Structural8
- Other7
- Plumbing4
- Electrical3
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Water leak1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-05-04 and remains open on HPD’s records.