Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
67
out of 100
Heavier than 55% of buildings in Flatbush
20 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 26% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
557 EAST 21ST STREET · 58 apartments · built 1961 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 26% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 58 apartments here are rent stabilized
- Q train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 20 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
20 violations the city still lists as unresolved
20 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.3 years.
- Pests6
- Disrepair4
- Paint / plaster3
- Mold2
- Water leak2
- Structural1
- Fire & life safety1
- Other1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 65% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1998-10-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.