Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
63
out of 100
Heavier than 86% of buildings in Kensington
29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
53 CHURCH AVENUE · 7 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- F/G train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
29 violations the city still lists as unresolved
29 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 13 years.
- Disrepair6
- Pests5
- Other5
- Fire & life safety5
- Heat / hot water3
- Structural1
- Mold1
- Gas1
- Plumbing1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-07-21 and remains open on HPD’s records.