Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
56
out of 100
Heavier than 83% of buildings in Crown Heights (South)
58 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 53 apartments here are rent stabilized.
649 EMPIRE BOULEVARD · 53 apartments · built 1925 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 53 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 3 train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 58 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 10% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
58 violations the city still lists as unresolved
56 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.3 years.
- Lead paint23
- Fire & life safety8
- Paint / plaster6
- Mold5
- Water leak4
- Heat / hot water3
- Pests3
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Structural2
- Other1
- Disrepair1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 84% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1995-07-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.