54 Orange Street
Composite verdict
Multiple red flags. C/50. Strongly consider walking away. There are 20 open hazardous violation(s) on file.
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
units
(out of 100)
rent
rating
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
- Has the open B-class violation been repaired? (HPD #17751719)
- Are window guards installed if anyone under 11 will live there?
- What is the heat/hot water situation in winter? Any complaints last season?
- Bring a flashlight and check for water stains on ceilings, especially top floor
- Run hot water for 2 minutes to confirm temperature and pressure
- Check closets and bathroom corners for mold
54 Orange Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11201. The closest subway is Clark St (2,3) (2-minute walk), served by the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, F, and R lines. Within an 800-meter walk you'll find 52 restaurants, 34 cafes, 17 groceries, and 6 pharmacies — a walkable-errands grade of A. Nearby public schools include P.S. 008 Robert Fulton (grades Pre-K to 5), a 3-minute walk. Noise activity over the past 12 months is high noise activity — 96 noise complaints filed via 311, mostly residential noise. NYPD CompStat data places this precinct at a 81/100 safety score.
- Class C · 3 open · penalty 45 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 17 open · penalty 85 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 2 open · penalty 2 · (1/ea)
- Oct 1, 2015 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT"
- Jan 3, 2008
- Apr 26, 2005
- SUN NEWS INC.
- 79 GREEN APPLE CORP
- PENNYBRIDGE DELI, INC.
- P.S. 008 Robert Fulton
- P.S. 287 Bailey K. Ashford
- Clark St (2,3)
- High St (A,C)
- York St (F)
- Borough Hall/Court St (2,3,4,5,R)
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