Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
59
out of 100
Heavier than 80% of buildings in Crown Heights (North)
85 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
494 PROSPECT PLACE · 8 apartments · built 1915 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- S train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 85 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
85 violations the city still lists as unresolved
85 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 13 years.
- Heat / hot water15
- Other14
- Water leak13
- Fire & life safety12
- Disrepair8
- Paint / plaster7
- Plumbing7
- Pests6
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Mold1
- Structural1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2001-12-18 and remains open on HPD’s records.