New NYC buildings, major problems

Dozens of newly constructed buildings average more than 2 housing code violations per unit — far higher than the citywide average of 0.8.

Red bar graph shows a subset of newly constructed buildings with an average of over 2 violations per unit. The citywide average is 0.8.

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This analysis of violation data for new buildings is based on a review of Department of Housing Preservation and Development records for 1,582 buildings constructed in New York City since 2016. The total for all buildings is based on HPD data compiled by the organization JustFix.

Chart: David Brand | Gothamist-WNYCSource: NYC HPD | JustFixGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper