Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
65
out of 100
Heavier than 84% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
16 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
698 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE · 20 apartments · built 1905 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- J/M/Z train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 16 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 7% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
16 violations the city still lists as unresolved
16 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 years.
- Lead paint4
- Fire & life safety2
- Mold2
- Pests2
- Structural2
- Paint / plaster1
- Water leak1
- Other1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 63% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1995-04-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.