Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
45
out of 100
Heavier than 97% of buildings in Kensington
35 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
553 MC DONALD AVENUE · 6 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 6 apartments here are rent stabilized
- F/G train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 35 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
35 violations the city still lists as unresolved
35 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.4 years.
- Pests25
- Disrepair4
- Mold3
- Fire & life safety2
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 92% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2022-11-17 and remains open on HPD’s records.