Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
56
out of 100
Heavier than 96% of buildings in Upper West Side (Central)
31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 6 apartments here are rent stabilized.
638 WEST END AVENUE · 13 apartments · built 1901 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 6 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1/2/3 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
31 violations the city still lists as unresolved
31 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.0 years.
- Paint / plaster6
- Fire & life safety6
- Disrepair5
- Heat / hot water4
- Other4
- Plumbing2
- Water leak1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Pests1
- Structural1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1996-06-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.