Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
56
out of 100
Heavier than 89% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
46 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
494 JEFFERSON AVENUE · 8 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 46 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
46 violations the city still lists as unresolved
46 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 6 years.
- Disrepair10
- Fire & life safety8
- Plumbing7
- Paint / plaster5
- Heat / hot water5
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Pests3
- Other2
- Electrical1
- Structural1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1982-11-22 and remains open on HPD’s records.