Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
81
out of 100
Heavier than 60% of buildings in Sunset Park (Central)
27 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 8 apartments here are rent stabilized.
537 56TH STREET · 8 apartments · built 1905 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 8 apartments here are rent stabilized
- R train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 27 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
27 violations the city still lists as unresolved
27 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 years.
- Lead paint7
- Fire & life safety5
- Pests4
- Electrical3
- Other3
- Disrepair2
- Structural2
- Paint / plaster1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 89% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2006-08-22 and remains open on HPD’s records.