Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
50
out of 100
Heavier than 94% of buildings in Kensington
114 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 12 apartments here are rent stabilized.
640 DITMAS AVENUE · 39 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 12 apartments here are rent stabilized
- F train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 114 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
114 violations the city still lists as unresolved
110 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.8 years.
- Fire & life safety27
- Paint / plaster20
- Disrepair16
- Structural10
- Plumbing9
- Pests8
- Other7
- Water leak5
- Mold4
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Lead paint3
- Electrical1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2009-09-17 and remains open on HPD’s records.