Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
83
out of 100
Heavier than 77% of buildings in Upper West Side (Central)
43 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
178 WEST 81ST STREET · 10 apartments · built 1891 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 43 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
43 violations the city still lists as unresolved
43 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 25 years.
- Heat / hot water9
- Paint / plaster8
- Other6
- Structural5
- Disrepair5
- Fire & life safety4
- Plumbing2
- Water leak2
- Pests1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2001-06-04 and remains open on HPD’s records.