Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
99
out of 100
Heavier than 64% of buildings in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
14 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
178 FIFTH AVENUE · 13 apartments · built 1862 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- R/W train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 14 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
14 violations the city still lists as unresolved
14 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 30 years.
- Disrepair5
- Paint / plaster2
- Electrical1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Fire & life safety1
- Heat / hot water1
- Other1
- Structural1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 80% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1991-09-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.