Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
68
out of 100
Heavier than 95% of buildings in South Williamsburg
77 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 30 apartments here are rent stabilized.
163 HEWES STREET · 33 apartments · built 1915 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 30 apartments here are rent stabilized
- J/M train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 77 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
77 violations the city still lists as unresolved
77 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 years.
- Fire & life safety16
- Structural16
- Other14
- Paint / plaster13
- Disrepair6
- Lead paint5
- Plumbing3
- Heat / hot water2
- Mold1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-11-13 and remains open on HPD’s records.