Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
33
out of 100
Heaviest record of any building in Upper West Side (Central)
135 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 4 apartments here are rent stabilized.
68 WEST 85TH STREET · 9 apartments · built 1895 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 4 apartments here are rent stabilized
- B/C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 135 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
135 violations the city still lists as unresolved
135 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 22 months.
- Fire & life safety37
- Disrepair23
- Heat / hot water22
- Paint / plaster22
- Water leak15
- Mold7
- Pests4
- Structural3
- Electrical1
- Gas1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-09-12 and remains open on HPD’s records.