Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
48
out of 100
Heavier than 91% of buildings in Crown Heights (North)
60 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 21 apartments here are rent stabilized.
161 BUFFALO AVENUE · 25 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 21 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 10 minutes away
Against it
- 60 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 8% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
60 violations the city still lists as unresolved
59 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 10 months.
- Paint / plaster16
- Water leak12
- Fire & life safety8
- Disrepair8
- Other7
- Pests4
- Mold3
- Lead paint2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 89% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2017-12-26 and remains open on HPD’s records.