Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
60
out of 100
Heavier than 90% of buildings in Sunset Park (West)
42 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
288 20TH STREET · 6 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- R train about 8 minutes away
Against it
- 42 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
42 violations the city still lists as unresolved
42 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 years.
- Fire & life safety12
- Paint / plaster10
- Disrepair7
- Other4
- Lead paint3
- Heat / hot water2
- Water leak2
- Structural1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-01-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.