Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
55
out of 100
Heavier than 90% of buildings in Kensington
30 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 17% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
556 EAST FOURTH STREET · 23 apartments · built 1921 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 17% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 23 apartments here are rent stabilized
- F train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 30 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
30 violations the city still lists as unresolved
28 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.1 years.
- Disrepair7
- Paint / plaster6
- Other5
- Lead paint5
- Pests3
- Plumbing1
- Electrical1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Fire & life safety1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 76% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-05-04 and remains open on HPD’s records.