Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in West Village
31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
40 DOWNING STREET · 20 apartments · built 1888 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
31 violations the city still lists as unresolved
31 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Other8
- Paint / plaster5
- Heat / hot water5
- Structural4
- Fire & life safety4
- Disrepair3
- Electrical1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 77% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1999-06-22 and remains open on HPD’s records.