Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
33
out of 100
Heavier than 99% of buildings in Flatbush
224 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
542 OCEAN AVENUE · 40 apartments · built 1914 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 40 apartments here are rent stabilized
- B/Q train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 224 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
224 violations the city still lists as unresolved
212 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 39 days.
- Lead paint48
- Disrepair34
- Paint / plaster26
- Pests22
- Mold17
- Other17
- Fire & life safety14
- Water leak11
- Structural10
- Plumbing10
- Electrical7
- Refuse / sanitation5
- Heat / hot water2
- Gas1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-08-07 and remains open on HPD’s records.