Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
37
out of 100
Heavier than 99% of buildings in Sunset Park (West)
114 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 19% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
452 53RD STREET · 17 apartments · built 1908 · records to 2026-09-15
In its favor
- Fixes 19% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 17 apartments here are rent stabilized
- R train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 114 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
114 violations the city still lists as unresolved
90 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.5 years.
- Mold24
- Fire & life safety21
- Disrepair14
- Paint / plaster13
- Pests11
- Other6
- Lead paint6
- Structural5
- Water leak5
- Heat / hot water4
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Plumbing2
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2011-08-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.