Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
99
out of 100
Heavier than 37% of buildings in Kensington
74 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 6 apartments here are rent stabilized.
537 MC DONALD AVENUE · 6 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 6 apartments here are rent stabilized
- F/G train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 74 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
74 violations the city still lists as unresolved
74 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 20 years.
- Fire & life safety16
- Disrepair13
- Other10
- Paint / plaster9
- Heat / hot water8
- Pests4
- Plumbing3
- Water leak3
- Electrical2
- Structural2
- Lead paint2
- Refuse / sanitation2
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-09-09 and remains open on HPD’s records.