Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
85
out of 100
Heavier than 31% of buildings in East Flatbush-Rugby
30 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 2 apartments here are rent stabilized.
159 EAST 39TH STREET · 12 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 2 apartments here are rent stabilized
Against it
- 30 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
30 violations the city still lists as unresolved
30 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 years.
- Lead paint18
- Disrepair4
- Heat / hot water2
- Fire & life safety2
- Paint / plaster2
- Other1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1993-10-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.