Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
41
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Sunset Park (Central)
71 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
561 49TH STREET · 8 apartments · built 1924 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- R train about 8 minutes away
Against it
- 71 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
71 violations the city still lists as unresolved
71 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 24 months.
- Paint / plaster13
- Fire & life safety11
- Disrepair10
- Water leak9
- Heat / hot water8
- Pests5
- Plumbing4
- Structural3
- Other2
- Mold2
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Electrical1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2004-12-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.