Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
44
out of 100
Heavier than 96% of buildings in Sunset Park (West)
61 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 10% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
456 53RD STREET · 17 apartments · built 1908 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 10% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 17 apartments here are rent stabilized
- R train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 61 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
61 violations the city still lists as unresolved
61 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Disrepair13
- Lead paint8
- Mold7
- Fire & life safety7
- Paint / plaster7
- Structural5
- Water leak4
- Other4
- Electrical3
- Pests2
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-07-16 and remains open on HPD’s records.