Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
49
out of 100
Heavier than 88% of buildings in East New York-New Lots
246 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 84 apartments here are rent stabilized.
494 SHEFFIELD AVENUE · 84 apartments · built 2015 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 84 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 3 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 246 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 4% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
246 violations the city still lists as unresolved
246 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 months.
- Disrepair58
- Pests58
- Fire & life safety31
- Plumbing25
- Paint / plaster22
- Mold19
- Heat / hot water12
- Water leak9
- Other4
- Refuse / sanitation4
- Electrical4
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2020-11-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.