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1832 Fulton Street Apartments

65 units available · 1832 Fulton St

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354 East 194th Street Apartments

11 units available · 354 E 194th St

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Sackett Apartments aka 224 3rd Avenue

20 units available · 224 3 AVENUE

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83-12 Broadway

6 units available · 83-12 Broadway

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803 Glenmore Avenue Apartments

2 units available · 803 Glenmore Ave

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DIY vs Weverit

Two ways to check a building.

You can do this research yourself. Most people start, then quit. Here's how the two approaches actually compare.

What it costs

On your own

With Weverit

Time per address

30–60 minutes

9 seconds

Sources to check

10+ separate websites and forms

One search box

What you'll miss

A lot — most people give up after 2–3 sources

Nothing — every public signal is checked

Tools you need

Spreadsheet, notes, patience, knowledge of NYC agencies

Just a browser

Risk of error

High — easy to miss something material

Low — automated cross-checks across every dataset

Out-of-pocket cost

Free — but 50 minutes of your time is not free

Free — always

5× faster on average. Fewer mistakes. Lower risk on your biggest yearly purchase.

Coverage

What we check, before you sign.

Every Weverit report compiles fifteen distinct signals from the city's public databases. Nothing is invented; nothing is interpreted away.

Open building violations

Live count of active code violations. Hazardous and immediately hazardous conditions flagged separately.

Tenant complaints

Formal complaint records — heat, water, mold, pests, plumbing — with dates and dispositions.

Construction & permits

What's been built, what's pending, what failed inspection. Scaffolds, occupancy certificates, remediation status.

Lead paint risk

Buildings built before 1960 with units that may have child occupants under age 6.

Pest history

Mandatory annual pest disclosures filings — what landlords are legally required to report.

Crime statistics

Precinct-level violent and property crime, major-felony breakdown, year-over-year trend.

311 quality of life

Noise, sanitation, illegal parking complaints — what the block actually feels like at 2am.

School zoning

Zoned elementary/middle schools, current ratings, distance, eligibility for choice programs.

Rent stabilization

Whether the building has stabilized units worth verifying — your unit may be one of them.

Price benchmark

Listing rent versus zip-code median. Flags overpricing in plain dollars.

Affordability check

The 40× rule: required income for the listed rent, with NYC bring-home math.

Street parking outlook

Permit-free spots, alternate-side schedule, garage proximity, ticket density.

Owner & landlord history

Building ownership records, cross-referenced against problem-landlord watchlists.

Broker fee compliance

Whether broker fees are legally chargeable to the tenant under current NYC law.

Plain-English verdict

A two-paragraph summary, written in clear language, of what the data actually means for you.

Specimen

A real Weverit report.

Every report follows this structure. Below is an actual building in Astoria, Queens. Names and unit numbers redacted.

31-12 30th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102

Report № A4–7821 · Generated 2026-04-14 · 9.1s

B−

Composite verdict

A solid pre-war walk-up with manageable issues. Two open Class B violations require landlord-paid repair before move-in. Crime metrics below borough median. Rent is 4% above zip median — negotiable.

Open violations
· serious

Open violations
· hazardous

311 calls (12mo)

8/24

Rent-stabilized units

Crime score (out of 100)

+4%

Vs. zip median rent

P.S. 234

Zoned elementary

1931

Year built

Verdict — what to do The two open violations (peeling paint in bathroom, defective window guard, both filed 2025-11) are the landlord's responsibility to clear. Demand written confirmation of repair before signing. The 8 of 24 stabilized units suggest the unit may itself be stabilized — request the rent history from the relevant state agency. Listing rent of $2,940 is 4% above zip-code median; comparable two-bedrooms on this block average $2,820. There is room to negotiate.

This is a sample report. Browse all real building reports →

Method

How a report is made.

Step 01

You submit an address.

Type the address — street and number is enough. We look up the building, never your personal data.
Step 02

We query 18 official sources.

In parallel, we query 18+ official New York City and New York State government databases — fifteen modules running concurrently, sub-ten-second total.
Step 03

A plain-English report is produced.

Scores, structured findings, and a two-paragraph verdict. No hype, no marketing voice. Print it or save it as PDF from your browser, and share the page link.

Provenance

Built on official public records.

Weverit compiles and analyzes data from 18+ official New York City and New York State government databases — the same public records city agencies, journalists, and tenant attorneys rely on. We do not scrape brokerage sites. We do not invent comparables. Every figure in a report is independently citable from a primary government source.

City & state agencies

Housing, building safety, code enforcement, consumer protection, education, public safety — every record the city maintains about a building is fair game for the report.

Federal datasets

Flood maps, transit accessibility, demographic baselines — the federal layer that contextualizes a single address against its neighborhood and region.

Sources cited within each report

Every Weverit report lists the exact source dataset under each section, so any figure can be independently verified. We stand behind our numbers because they are not ours — they are the city's.

Guides

Start-here guides.

The Complete NYC Housing Connect Guide (2026): How the Affordable Housing Lottery Works

How NYC’s affordable-housing lottery works end to end: one profile, income and household-size limits, and what your log number means. Links to every step.

NYC Tenant Rights: The Complete Guide for Renters (2026)

A plain-English map of your rights as a NYC renter — repairs and habitability, rent increases and stabilization, your security deposit, eviction protections, and where to get help. Links to in-depth guides for each topic.

How to Find Out If Your Apartment Is Rent Stabilized

About 1 million NYC apartments are rent-stabilized, and many tenants don’t know if theirs is one. Your free DHCR rent history is the proof — how to check.

How to Check HPD Violations for Any NYC Building (And What They Mean)

HPD issues violations across 200,000+ NYC properties a year. How to check any building by address, what open violations mean, and how to use them.

The 40x Rent Rule and Guarantors: How NYC Landlords Screen Tenants

Most NYC landlords want income of 40x the rent — $120k for a $3,000 apartment. It’s a guideline, not a law. How guarantors work if you don’t qualify.

Mamdani Is Betting on Affordable Co-Ops. What Is an HDFC — and How Do You Buy One?

The Mamdani administration is highlighting affordable co-ops in its homeownership agenda. The vehicle behind it — the HDFC co-op — is one of NYC's best-kept affordable homeownership secrets.

Latest news from Weverit.

Tenant guides, law changes, and neighborhood reports — written in plain English, sourced from the same public records that power Weverit building reports.

Income-eligibility curve for September 2026 NYC housing lotteries

DATA BRIEF·Oct 1, 2026

September 2026 NYC Housing Lotteries: Who Qualifies

28 lotteries, 965 affordable units — who qualifies by income, plus rents, AMI bands and application windows, from public records.

GUIDE·Oct 15, 2026

NYC Housing Connect Login Problems: Recover Your Account

Locked out of NYC Housing Connect? Learn how to reset your password, recover your email access, avoid duplicate applications, and contact HPD.

HOUSING LOTTERY·Sep 27, 2026

Your Housing Connect Log Number Came Up. Here's What to Check Before You Sign.

A Housing Connect listing tells you the rent and the apartment size. It does not tell you how the building is run. Seven public records to check before you sign — and what a clean record does not mean.

MARKET-BRIEF·Sep 19, 2026

NYC's Smallest Apartment Buildings Have Four Times More Dangerous Violations Per Apartment Than Its Largest

We measured open HPD violations per apartment across NYC buildings. Buildings with six units or fewer carry four times the immediately-hazardous violations per apartment that buildings of 38+ units do — and they are the least likely to draw attention.

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TENANT GUIDE·Sep 6, 2026

Pets in your NYC apartment: the no-pet clause, the three-month rule, and what your landlord can actually enforce

NYC's three-month pet rule may protect tenants in some buildings. Learn about landlord notice, court deadlines, exceptions, and how to document your case.

RENTER GUIDE·Sep 6, 2026

How to find out who owns your NYC apartment building

Most NYC buildings are owned through LLCs. Here's how to trace the owner through ACRIS, HPD registration, and DOF records — step by step.

RENTER GUIDE·Sep 6, 2026

How to check a NYC building's complaint history — and what it actually means

Complaints and violations are not the same thing. Here's how to read HPD and DOB records — and what the patterns actually tell you about a building.

RENTER GUIDE·Sep 6, 2026

Certificate of Occupancy in NYC: what it is and why it matters before you sign

A C of O defines how a building can legally be used and how many units are permitted. Here's what to check — and what missing or mismatched records mean for tenants.

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TENANT GUIDE·Sep 5, 2026

Window guards in NYC: what your landlord is required to provide, and what changed in 2026

Updated January 2026: NYC window guard rules now cover balconies and additional situations. What tenants need to know.

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