Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
97
out of 100
Heavier than 59% of buildings in Upper West Side (Central)
34 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
640 WEST END AVENUE · 36 apartments · built 1913 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1/2/3 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 34 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
34 violations the city still lists as unresolved
34 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 years.
- Fire & life safety11
- Paint / plaster9
- Disrepair6
- Water leak3
- Heat / hot water2
- Other1
- Electrical1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 79% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2015-06-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.