Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
47
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Williamsburg
64 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 13% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
278 SOUTH SECOND STREET · 22 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 13% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 14 apartments here are rent stabilized
- J/M/Z train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 64 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
64 violations the city still lists as unresolved
64 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 months.
- Disrepair23
- Fire & life safety10
- Pests10
- Plumbing6
- Water leak4
- Structural4
- Mold4
- Paint / plaster2
- Other1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2012-01-30 and remains open on HPD’s records.