Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
90
out of 100
Heavier than 59% of buildings in Williamsburg
1 open hazardous violation, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
78 SOUTH FIRST STREET · 29 apartments · built 1911 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- L train about 10 minutes away
Against it
- 1 open hazardous violation, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 4% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
1 violation the city still lists as unresolved
It has been open past the correction deadline HPD set for 12 months.
- Disrepair1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 25% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2025-08-04 and remains open on HPD’s records.