Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
49
out of 100
Heavier than 94% of buildings in Kensington
119 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
235 EAST SECOND STREET · 19 apartments · built 1928 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 11 apartments here are rent stabilized
- F/G train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 119 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
119 violations the city still lists as unresolved
119 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5.0 years.
- Pests26
- Disrepair21
- Plumbing16
- Paint / plaster13
- Fire & life safety12
- Other11
- Water leak6
- Structural6
- Mold4
- Electrical3
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1997-11-18 and remains open on HPD’s records.