Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
78
out of 100
Heavier than 62% of buildings in Fort Greene
76 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 4 apartments here are rent stabilized.
40 SOUTH PORTLAND AVENUE · 6 apartments · built 1864 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 4 apartments here are rent stabilized
- G train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 76 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
76 violations the city still lists as unresolved
76 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 11 years.
- Other20
- Fire & life safety16
- Disrepair15
- Paint / plaster9
- Heat / hot water7
- Electrical3
- Structural2
- Water leak2
- Plumbing1
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-11-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.