Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
46
out of 100
Heavier than 95% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
184 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 20 apartments here are rent stabilized.
479 VAN BUREN STREET · 20 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 20 apartments here are rent stabilized
- J train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 184 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 6% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
184 violations the city still lists as unresolved
184 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 years.
- Disrepair39
- Paint / plaster31
- Fire & life safety24
- Other18
- Heat / hot water15
- Plumbing11
- Pests10
- Water leak8
- Structural7
- Mold7
- Lead paint6
- Refuse / sanitation4
- Gas2
- Electrical2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1989-12-12 and remains open on HPD’s records.