Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
56
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in Sunset Park (West)
89 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 6 apartments here are rent stabilized.
242 51ST STREET · 6 apartments · built 1905 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 6 apartments here are rent stabilized
- R train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 89 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
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 10 years.
- Fire & life safety23
- Disrepair12
- Other8
- Pests8
- Paint / plaster7
- Water leak7
- Heat / hot water7
- Lead paint6
- Mold3
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Electrical2
- Structural2
- Plumbing2
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1991-02-19 and remains open on HPD’s records.