Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
45
out of 100
Heavier than 99% of buildings in Williamsburg
17 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
178 SOUTH NINTH STREET · 9 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- J/M/Z train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 17 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
17 violations the city still lists as unresolved
16 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 9 months.
- Disrepair6
- Other3
- Fire & life safety3
- Pests2
- Structural1
- Heat / hot water1
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 83% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2024-09-04 and remains open on HPD’s records.