Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
86
out of 100
Heavier than 56% of buildings in Sunset Park (Central)
20 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
540 50TH STREET · 9 apartments · built 1905 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 1 apartment here are rent stabilized
- R train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 20 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
20 violations the city still lists as unresolved
20 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 13 years.
- Other6
- Fire & life safety3
- Lead paint2
- Structural2
- Mold2
- Heat / hot water2
- Disrepair2
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 85% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-05-22 and remains open on HPD’s records.