Red Hook NYCHA Buildings Are The Worst Of The Worst: Report

RED HOOK, BROOKLYN — The city's worst landlord, it turns out, is the city itself, with the two worst-run buildings both found in Red Hook, according to a report by public advocate Letitia James.

James declared in a report Wednesday that New York City's worst landlord is the city itself and cited conditions in 12 Brooklyn NYCHA developments as proof.

At the top of the list of 20 developments were Red Hook buildings on Mill Street and Dwight Street. Those developments, badly in need of post-Hurricane Sandy repairs, have about 5,980 open work orders and need nearly $400 million in repairs between the two.

"For too long, the most glaring example of this ill treatment has been at the hands of the City itself," James said in a statement Wednesday. "This year, we are finally putting NYCHA on notice."

62 Mill Street took the top spot with 2,990 work orders open and about $205 million needed in repairs. The building at 55 Dwight Street was not far behind, though, with about $195 million needed in repairs also for 2,990 work orders open.

Together, the 12 worst offenders in Brooklyn will cost more than $1 billion to fix and have a total of 16,393 open work orders waiting to be filled.

Crown Heights has more worst-offender developments than any other neighborhood in New York City. Albany Houses I and II, Weeksville Gardens and Park Rock Rehab were all mentioned in the public advocate's report.

A full break-down of the results in Brooklyn can be found here.

Kathleen Culliton contributed to this story.

Photo of 62 Mill Street from GoogleMaps.