Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
91
out of 100
Heavier than 68% of buildings in Upper West Side (Central)
15 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 17 apartments here are rent stabilized.
172 WEST 79TH STREET · 97 apartments · built 1935 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- 17 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 15 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
15 violations the city still lists as unresolved
15 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.9 years.
- Paint / plaster9
- Mold2
- Water leak2
- Pests1
- Other1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 60% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-07-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.