Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
85
out of 100
Heavier than 75% of buildings in Upper West Side (Central)
62 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 1 apartment here are rent stabilized.
139 WEST 81ST STREET · 12 apartments · built 1887 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 1 apartment here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 62 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
62 violations the city still lists as unresolved
62 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Fire & life safety17
- Paint / plaster10
- Heat / hot water9
- Disrepair8
- Other7
- Electrical4
- Water leak2
- Structural2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Plumbing1
- Pests1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-06-04 and remains open on HPD’s records.