Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
50
out of 100
Heavier than 93% of buildings in Cypress Hills
40 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
289 ARLINGTON AVENUE · 8 apartments · built 1915 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- J train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 40 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
40 violations the city still lists as unresolved
40 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 years.
- Pests12
- Water leak6
- Fire & life safety5
- Paint / plaster4
- Disrepair4
- Other3
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Heat / hot water2
- Plumbing1
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2001-08-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.