Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
37
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
71 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
498 JEFFERSON AVENUE · 10 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 71 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
71 violations the city still lists as unresolved
71 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 months.
- Fire & life safety16
- Structural8
- Pests7
- Heat / hot water7
- Electrical6
- Other5
- Paint / plaster5
- Disrepair4
- Plumbing4
- Water leak4
- Gas2
- Lead paint2
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-08-23 and remains open on HPD’s records.