Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
53
out of 100
Heavier than 95% of buildings in Chinatown-Two Bridges
110 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
215 MADISON STREET · 20 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- F train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 110 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
110 violations the city still lists as unresolved
110 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 21 years.
- Fire & life safety20
- Paint / plaster17
- Disrepair14
- Structural12
- Lead paint10
- Other10
- Heat / hot water8
- Plumbing6
- Electrical6
- Pests2
- Mold2
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Water leak1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1993-06-08 and remains open on HPD’s records.