Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
54
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in Midwood
138 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
972 EAST 14TH STREET · 28 apartments · built 1922 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- Q train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 138 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 6% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
138 violations the city still lists as unresolved
133 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 6 years.
- Lead paint43
- Pests21
- Disrepair19
- Mold14
- Other11
- Fire & life safety8
- Paint / plaster7
- Water leak6
- Refuse / sanitation4
- Heat / hot water3
- Plumbing1
- Structural1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-05-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.