Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
93
out of 100
Heavier than 66% of buildings in Upper West Side (Central)
72 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 3 apartments here are rent stabilized.
12 WEST 85TH STREET · 10 apartments · built 1887 · records to 2026-09-14
In its favor
- 3 apartments here are rent stabilized
- B/C train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 72 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
72 violations the city still lists as unresolved
72 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 23 years.
- Fire & life safety13
- Disrepair13
- Paint / plaster12
- Other8
- Plumbing7
- Pests7
- Water leak4
- Structural3
- Heat / hot water3
- Refuse / sanitation2
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1993-01-19 and remains open on HPD’s records.