Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
79
out of 100
Heavier than 82% of buildings in Greenwich Village
86 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
45 WEST EIGHTH STREET · 12 apartments · built 1845 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- A/B/C/D/E/F/M train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 86 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
86 violations the city still lists as unresolved
86 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Other21
- Paint / plaster19
- Disrepair19
- Fire & life safety8
- Structural5
- Heat / hot water3
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Gas3
- Electrical2
- Water leak1
- Plumbing1
- Pests1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-02-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.