Some concerns
A mixed record
96
out of 100
Heavier than 69% of buildings in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
2 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby.
281 FIFTH AVENUE · 129 apartments · built 2017 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- Nothing notable in the record.
Against it
- 2 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
2 violations the city still lists as unresolved
2 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3 months.
- Paint / plaster2
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 32% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2026-05-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.