Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
51
out of 100
Heavier than 93% of buildings in Kensington
34 open hazardous violations, against a typical 0 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
539 East 5 Street · 4 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- F train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 34 open hazardous violations, against a typical 0 nearby
Open and hazardous
34 violations the city still lists as unresolved
34 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 17 years.
- Other9
- Disrepair9
- Fire & life safety5
- Pests3
- Paint / plaster3
- Plumbing2
- Heat / hot water1
- Water leak1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building under 6 apartments has 0. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2009-08-06 and remains open on HPD’s records.