Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
78
out of 100
Heavier than 49% of buildings in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
223 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
844 MIDWOOD STREET · 294 apartments · built 1953 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
Against it
- 223 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 4% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
223 violations the city still lists as unresolved
221 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.5 years.
- Paint / plaster36
- Fire & life safety36
- Disrepair34
- Lead paint26
- Pests21
- Water leak18
- Mold15
- Plumbing13
- Other10
- Structural9
- Electrical2
- Heat / hot water2
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1992-01-14 and remains open on HPD’s records.