Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
41
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
49 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
245 FOREST AVENUE · 13 apartments · built 1968 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
Against it
- 49 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
49 violations the city still lists as unresolved
49 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 months.
- Fire & life safety16
- Other7
- Paint / plaster7
- Plumbing5
- Water leak5
- Disrepair4
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Pests2
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-05-29 and remains open on HPD’s records.