Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
64
out of 100
Heavier than 74% of buildings in Crown Heights (South)
93 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 42 apartments here are rent stabilized.
672 EMPIRE BOULEVARD · 44 apartments · built 1927 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 42 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 3 train about 10 minutes away
Against it
- 93 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
93 violations the city still lists as unresolved
90 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.9 years.
- Fire & life safety19
- Paint / plaster17
- Other15
- Disrepair9
- Structural8
- Water leak6
- Lead paint6
- Plumbing4
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Pests2
- Mold2
- Heat / hot water1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-08-30 and remains open on HPD’s records.