Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
54
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in Sunset Park (Central)
71 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 12% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
546 55TH STREET · 16 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 12% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 3 apartments here are rent stabilized
- R train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 71 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
71 violations the city still lists as unresolved
71 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Lead paint26
- Fire & life safety7
- Other6
- Paint / plaster6
- Pests6
- Heat / hot water6
- Water leak5
- Disrepair2
- Structural2
- Mold2
- Plumbing1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-10-29 and remains open on HPD’s records.