Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
41
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Sunset Park (Central)
37 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
559 50TH STREET · 6 apartments · built 1907 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 6 apartments here are rent stabilized
- R train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 37 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
37 violations the city still lists as unresolved
36 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.1 years.
- Mold11
- Fire & life safety6
- Disrepair5
- Heat / hot water5
- Plumbing4
- Pests2
- Lead paint2
- Water leak1
- 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 2019-01-30 and remains open on HPD’s records.