Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
35
out of 100
Heaviest record of any building in Williamsburg
80 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
298 NORTH EIGHTH STREET · 15 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 5 apartments here are rent stabilized
- G/L train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 80 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
80 violations the city still lists as unresolved
79 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4 months.
- Pests19
- Disrepair14
- Lead paint13
- Fire & life safety9
- Other8
- Structural6
- Mold3
- Water leak3
- Heat / hot water2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Electrical1
- Paint / plaster1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-06-04 and remains open on HPD’s records.