Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
52
out of 100
Heavier than 80% of buildings in Flatbush
142 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 106 apartments here are rent stabilized.
520 EAST 21ST STREET · 106 apartments · built 1951 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 106 apartments here are rent stabilized
- Q train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 142 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 8% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
142 violations the city still lists as unresolved
125 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 months.
- Pests24
- Fire & life safety23
- Disrepair22
- Mold20
- Paint / plaster14
- Lead paint12
- Other9
- Plumbing8
- Water leak4
- Heat / hot water2
- Structural2
- Gas2
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2015-12-07 and remains open on HPD’s records.