Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
93
out of 100
Heavier than 61% of buildings in Park Slope
29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
259 FOURTH AVENUE · 8 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- R train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
29 violations the city still lists as unresolved
29 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Fire & life safety7
- Other6
- Refuse / sanitation4
- Structural3
- Lead paint3
- Paint / plaster2
- Heat / hot water2
- Plumbing1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-12-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.