Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
28
out of 100
Heaviest record of any building in Ocean Hill
593 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 7% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
553 HOWARD AVENUE · 12 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 7% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 3 train about 8 minutes away
Against it
- 593 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
593 violations the city still lists as unresolved
589 of the ones shown are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 22 months.
- Pests118
- Disrepair95
- Heat / hot water89
- Fire & life safety62
- Plumbing48
- Paint / plaster41
- Other31
- Water leak31
- Refuse / sanitation23
- Mold19
- Structural17
- Electrical12
- Gas2
- Registration & signage2
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 100% of them.
Breakdown covers the 591 most recent. The oldest shown was issued 2020-01-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.