Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
44
out of 100
Heavier than 99% of buildings in Williamsburg
236 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 57 apartments here are rent stabilized.
156 SOUTH NINTH STREET · 59 apartments · built 1926 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 57 apartments here are rent stabilized
- J/M/Z train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 236 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 11% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
236 violations the city still lists as unresolved
223 of the ones shown are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 months.
- Fire & life safety42
- Disrepair38
- Paint / plaster30
- Pests30
- Water leak14
- Gas13
- Plumbing11
- Mold11
- Lead paint11
- Other10
- Electrical9
- Structural4
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 98% of them.
Breakdown covers the 224 most recent. The oldest shown was issued 2019-08-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.