Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
37
out of 100
Heavier than 99% of buildings in Sunset Park (Central)
64 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 3% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
637 56TH STREET · 6 apartments · built 1924 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 3% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 6 apartments here are rent stabilized
- N train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 64 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
64 violations the city still lists as unresolved
56 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 years.
- Pests18
- Fire & life safety10
- Paint / plaster9
- Heat / hot water9
- Mold7
- Water leak4
- Plumbing2
- Disrepair2
- Structural2
- Other1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-08-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.