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out of 100

Heavier than 92% of buildings in East New York-New Lots

84 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 4% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.

539 ALABAMA AVENUE · 18 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-18

In its favor

  • Fixes 4% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
  • 18 apartments here are rent stabilized
  • 3 train about 4 minutes away

Against it

  • 84 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
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Open and hazardous

84 violations the city still lists as unresolved

82 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.0 years.

  • Paint / plaster19
  • Water leak18
  • Fire & life safety13
  • Pests11
  • Disrepair8
  • Heat / hot water5
  • Structural4
  • Mold2
  • Refuse / sanitation2
  • Other1
  • Plumbing1

A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.

The oldest shown was issued 2019-12-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.