Skip to content
AptRightCheck an address

Serious concerns

Go in with your eyes open

38
out of 100

Heavier than 98% of buildings in Flatbush

281 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 59 apartments here are rent stabilized.

55 EAST 21ST STREET · 60 apartments · built 1935 · records to 2026-09-18

In its favor

  • 59 apartments here are rent stabilized
  • Q train about 3 minutes away

Against it

  • 281 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
  • Fixes only 9% of violations by the city’s deadline
Compare

Open and hazardous

281 violations the city still lists as unresolved

227 of the ones shown are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 12 months.

  • Pests68
  • Paint / plaster29
  • Lead paint29
  • Disrepair28
  • Fire & life safety26
  • Mold24
  • Plumbing15
  • Water leak12
  • Other9
  • Electrical5
  • Gas4
  • Structural2

A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.

Breakdown covers the 251 most recent. The oldest shown was issued 2024-02-01 and remains open on HPD’s records.