Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
74
out of 100
Heavier than 45% of buildings in Brownsville
159 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 8 apartments here are rent stabilized.
257 MOTHER GASTON BOULEVARD · 8 apartments · built 1921 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 8 apartments here are rent stabilized
- L train about 8 minutes away
Against it
- 159 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
159 violations the city still lists as unresolved
159 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Disrepair41
- Plumbing29
- Heat / hot water16
- Fire & life safety16
- Paint / plaster11
- Water leak9
- Structural9
- Other9
- Mold6
- Pests6
- Refuse / sanitation4
- Electrical3
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 100% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2002-10-01 and remains open on HPD’s records.