Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
42
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Kew Gardens
208 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 43 apartments here are rent stabilized.
83-55 AUSTIN STREET · 43 apartments · built 1954 · records to 2026-09-15
In its favor
- 43 apartments here are rent stabilized
- E/F train about 10 minutes away
Against it
- 208 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 5% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
208 violations the city still lists as unresolved
205 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 20 months.
- Paint / plaster47
- Fire & life safety39
- Water leak26
- Disrepair24
- Mold16
- Plumbing14
- Structural12
- Other12
- Pests12
- Heat / hot water2
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Lead paint2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2012-09-21 and remains open on HPD’s records.