Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
70
out of 100
Heavier than 56% of buildings in East New York (North)
94 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
17 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE · 20 apartments · built 1905 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- J/Z train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 94 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
94 violations the city still lists as unresolved
94 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Fire & life safety19
- Disrepair16
- Paint / plaster14
- Pests11
- Plumbing10
- Other8
- Structural6
- Heat / hot water4
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Electrical2
- Water leak1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-02-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.