Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
72
out of 100
Heavier than 59% of buildings in Crown Heights (South)
55 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 57 apartments here are rent stabilized.
889 EMPIRE BOULEVARD · 59 apartments · built 1934 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 57 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 3/4 train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 55 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
55 violations the city still lists as unresolved
55 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.9 years.
- Fire & life safety13
- Paint / plaster9
- Pests8
- Structural8
- Disrepair5
- Other4
- Plumbing3
- Heat / hot water2
- Water leak1
- Lead paint1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 83% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-10-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.