Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
82
out of 100
Heavier than 58% of buildings in Prospect Heights
95 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
499 DEAN STREET · 8 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 2/3 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 95 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
95 violations the city still lists as unresolved
95 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 21 years.
- Disrepair24
- Paint / plaster18
- Other12
- Plumbing8
- Pests8
- Electrical7
- Fire & life safety7
- Structural5
- Water leak4
- Heat / hot water1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-07-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.