Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
38
out of 100
Heaviest record of any building in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
80 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
520 FOURTH AVENUE · 8 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 8 apartments here are rent stabilized
- F/G/R train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 80 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
80 violations the city still lists as unresolved
78 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.9 years.
- Paint / plaster19
- Disrepair16
- Mold14
- Fire & life safety12
- Water leak5
- Other5
- Plumbing3
- Heat / hot water2
- Structural2
- Electrical1
- Pests1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-08-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.