Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
87
out of 100
Heavier than 72% of buildings in Upper West Side (Central)
152 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 3 apartments here are rent stabilized.
208 WEST 85TH STREET · 55 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 3 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 152 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
152 violations the city still lists as unresolved
152 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Paint / plaster40
- Disrepair26
- Plumbing19
- Other15
- Structural13
- Water leak10
- Heat / hot water9
- Fire & life safety9
- Refuse / sanitation4
- Pests3
- Electrical2
- Mold1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-04-17 and remains open on HPD’s records.