Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
41
out of 100
Heavier than 94% of buildings in Brownsville
15 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 7% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
688 WATKINS STREET · 10 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-15
In its favor
- Fixes 7% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- L train about 10 minutes away
Against it
- 15 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
15 violations the city still lists as unresolved
12 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 months.
- Heat / hot water4
- Other2
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Disrepair2
- Water leak2
- Structural1
- Pests1
- Paint / plaster1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 81% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2025-09-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.