Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
65
out of 100
Heavier than 87% of buildings in Sunset Park (West)
66 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 32 apartments here are rent stabilized.
246 55TH STREET · 32 apartments · built 1998 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 32 apartments here are rent stabilized
- R train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 66 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
66 violations the city still lists as unresolved
66 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.6 years.
- Fire & life safety27
- Pests12
- Disrepair8
- Other5
- Heat / hot water5
- Plumbing2
- Mold1
- Structural1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Paint / plaster1
- Electrical1
- Water leak1
- Gas1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2012-06-18 and remains open on HPD’s records.