Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
57
out of 100
Heavier than 93% of buildings in Williamsburg
9 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 19% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
279 SOUTH FIRST STREET · 22 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 19% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 22 apartments here are rent stabilized
- G/L train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 9 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
9 violations the city still lists as unresolved
2 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 9 days.
- Fire & life safety3
- Disrepair2
- Paint / plaster2
- Other1
- Pests1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 53% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2026-08-06 and remains open on HPD’s records.