Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
79
out of 100
Heavier than 81% of buildings in Upper West Side (Central)
94 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
53 WEST 89TH STREET · 10 apartments · built 1893 · records to 2026-09-14
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- B/C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 94 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
94 violations the city still lists as unresolved
94 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 12 years.
- Disrepair34
- Paint / plaster13
- Fire & life safety11
- Other8
- Heat / hot water8
- Refuse / sanitation8
- Pests3
- Gas3
- Plumbing2
- Water leak2
- Registration & signage1
- Structural1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-11-09 and remains open on HPD’s records.