Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
77
out of 100
Heavier than 50% of buildings in Kensington
68 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
280 EAST SECOND STREET · 6 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- F/G train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 68 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
68 violations the city still lists as unresolved
68 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 years.
- Paint / plaster18
- Disrepair12
- Lead paint12
- Plumbing9
- Fire & life safety5
- Other5
- Pests3
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Structural1
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1994-09-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.