Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
97
out of 100
Heavier than 18% of buildings in Flatbush
51 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
38 MARTENSE STREET · 6 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- B/Q train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 51 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
51 violations the city still lists as unresolved
51 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 37 years.
- Fire & life safety13
- Other10
- Paint / plaster9
- Plumbing6
- Disrepair3
- Heat / hot water3
- Electrical2
- Structural2
- Water leak1
- Gas1
- Pests1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1974-07-16 and remains open on HPD’s records.