Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
84
out of 100
Heavier than 57% of buildings in Sunset Park (Central)
28 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 19 apartments here are rent stabilized.
649 51ST STREET · 19 apartments · built 1924 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 19 apartments here are rent stabilized
- R train about 10 minutes away
Against it
- 28 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
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 6 years.
- Fire & life safety6
- Pests4
- Plumbing3
- Paint / plaster3
- Structural2
- Other2
- Mold2
- Disrepair2
- Gas1
- Water leak1
- Heat / hot water1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2014-03-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.