Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
47
out of 100
Heavier than 95% of buildings in Cypress Hills
31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
297 REAR ESSEX STREET · 12 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
31 violations the city still lists as unresolved
31 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 months.
- Heat / hot water7
- Pests6
- Disrepair5
- Plumbing4
- Paint / plaster3
- Fire & life safety2
- Water leak2
- Electrical1
- Other1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-03-12 and remains open on HPD’s records.