Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
35
out of 100
Heavier than 99% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
48 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
686 HALSEY STREET · 6 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- A/C train about 10 minutes away
Against it
- 48 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
48 violations the city still lists as unresolved
48 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 9 months.
- Fire & life safety17
- Heat / hot water6
- Other5
- Water leak4
- Structural4
- Pests3
- Plumbing2
- Disrepair2
- Lead paint2
- Electrical1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Paint / plaster1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1996-07-09 and remains open on HPD’s records.