Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
64
out of 100
Heavier than 90% of buildings in Williamsburg
25 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
159 SOUTH SECOND STREET · 22 apartments · built 1907 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 22 apartments here are rent stabilized
- J/M/Z train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 25 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
25 violations the city still lists as unresolved
25 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.8 years.
- Lead paint7
- Structural4
- Paint / plaster4
- Fire & life safety3
- Disrepair2
- Pests2
- Heat / hot water1
- Water leak1
- Other1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 73% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1997-07-01 and remains open on HPD’s records.