Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
68
out of 100
Heavier than 82% of buildings in Kensington
52 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
561 EAST SECOND STREET · 16 apartments · built 1923 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 15 apartments here are rent stabilized
- F train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 52 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
52 violations the city still lists as unresolved
52 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 11 years.
- Paint / plaster9
- Disrepair8
- Fire & life safety7
- Pests6
- Other5
- Mold4
- Structural4
- Plumbing4
- Heat / hot water2
- Water leak2
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-04-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.