Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
42
out of 100
Heavier than 97% of buildings in Sunset Park (West)
61 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 16 apartments here are rent stabilized.
259 55TH STREET · 16 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 16 apartments here are rent stabilized
- R train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 61 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
61 violations the city still lists as unresolved
54 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 22 months.
- Fire & life safety19
- Pests11
- Disrepair10
- Paint / plaster7
- Plumbing5
- Structural3
- Other3
- Heat / hot water1
- Water leak1
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2010-06-09 and remains open on HPD’s records.