Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
87
out of 100
Heavier than 37% of buildings in Crown Heights (South)
75 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 25% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
289 EMPIRE BOULEVARD · 77 apartments · built 1927 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 25% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 77 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 75 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
75 violations the city still lists as unresolved
75 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 25 years.
- Disrepair20
- Paint / plaster18
- Plumbing8
- Water leak7
- Other7
- Lead paint7
- Pests3
- Fire & life safety3
- Heat / hot water1
- Structural1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 89% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1991-04-23 and remains open on HPD’s records.