Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Heavier than 52% of buildings in Upper West Side (Central)
10 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
257 CENTRAL PARK WEST · 69 apartments · built 1906 · records to 2026-09-14
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- B/C train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 10 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 4% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
10 violations the city still lists as unresolved
10 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Disrepair5
- Heat / hot water3
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Structural1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 53% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1997-09-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.