Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
96
out of 100
Heavier than 55% of buildings in Williamsburg
59 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
227 SOUTH SECOND STREET · 20 apartments · built 1905 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- J/M/Z train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 59 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
59 violations the city still lists as unresolved
59 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 14 years.
- Paint / plaster21
- Disrepair12
- Fire & life safety9
- Other6
- Water leak3
- Pests3
- Structural2
- Electrical2
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 89% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1991-04-16 and remains open on HPD’s records.