Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
49
out of 100
Heavier than 95% of buildings in Sunset Park (Central)
89 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 3% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
605 51ST STREET · 18 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 3% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 6 apartments here are rent stabilized
- R train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 89 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
89 violations the city still lists as unresolved
89 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 years.
- Fire & life safety19
- Lead paint18
- Disrepair13
- Heat / hot water10
- Structural7
- Pests7
- Paint / plaster6
- Plumbing3
- Other3
- Mold2
- Water leak1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-11-30 and remains open on HPD’s records.