497 Third St. near Seventh Avenue, Park Slope Residents call this dilapidated brownstone a “total blight” on the neighborhood. Abandoned for nearly 50 years, work crews come by every so often giving the appearance of impending renovations, but nothing ever happens, neighbors say. In the meantime, it sits behind a 10-foot, graffiti-covered fence.
The Brooklyn Paper / Liza Eckert
215 Gates Ave. between Classon and Franklin avenues, Clinton Hill The glory days are long gone from this abandoned 1899 stalwart, which has become the bane of the block for surrounding homeowners, and a crash pad for squatters. The Department of Buildings, after numerous complaints for unguarded windows and vagrants, flagged the four-story manse for “unsafe conditions” in July. Freeloaders beware!
The Brooklyn Paper / Mike McLaughlin
59 Orient Ave.
between Metro-poli-tan Avenue and Olive Street, Williamsburg The Williamsburg house that starred in the Michel Gondry’s 2004 film “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” is an eternal nightmare for neighbors. The once-regal mansion became a haven for squatters, druggies and prostitutes, though after prodding from The Brooklyn Paper, the owners put up stronger fencing and boarded up the windows and doors. But vagrants once again found their way into the house last week, neighbors said.