Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
98
out of 100
Heavier than 49% of buildings in Sunset Park (Central)
28 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 3% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
537 49TH STREET · 8 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 3% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 8 apartments here are rent stabilized
- R train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 28 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
28 violations the city still lists as unresolved
28 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 14 years.
- Lead paint15
- Disrepair6
- Fire & life safety5
- Electrical1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-10-26 and remains open on HPD’s records.