Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
76
out of 100
Heavier than 86% of buildings in Upper West Side (Central)
32 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
203 WEST 81ST STREET · 55 apartments · built 1920 · 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
- 32 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
32 violations the city still lists as unresolved
32 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Paint / plaster9
- Fire & life safety5
- Water leak5
- Heat / hot water4
- Disrepair4
- Other3
- Mold2
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 74% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1994-05-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.