Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
57
out of 100
Heavier than 91% of buildings in Sunset Park (Central)
35 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
5511 FIFTH AVENUE · 6 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- R train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 35 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
35 violations the city still lists as unresolved
35 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Lead paint9
- Pests6
- Heat / hot water6
- Fire & life safety3
- Disrepair3
- Structural3
- Plumbing2
- Mold2
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 92% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1992-09-01 and remains open on HPD’s records.