Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
51
out of 100
Heavier than 88% of buildings in Crown Heights (South)
96 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 19% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
853 EMPIRE BOULEVARD · 101 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 19% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 98 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 3/4 train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 96 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
96 violations the city still lists as unresolved
71 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 14 months.
- Lead paint23
- Disrepair17
- Pests11
- Plumbing10
- Fire & life safety10
- Paint / plaster10
- Other6
- Water leak4
- Mold3
- Structural1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 92% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2016-09-16 and remains open on HPD’s records.