Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
41
out of 100
Heavier than 94% of buildings in East New York (North)
137 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 3% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
523 BLAKE AVENUE · 16 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 3% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 16 apartments here are rent stabilized
- L train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 137 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
137 violations the city still lists as unresolved
137 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.3 years.
- Paint / plaster25
- Pests23
- Disrepair23
- Water leak21
- Heat / hot water12
- Fire & life safety10
- Mold7
- Other5
- Gas4
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Plumbing2
- Lead paint2
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2010-10-25 and remains open on HPD’s records.