Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
40
out of 100
Heaviest record of any building in Midtown-Times Square
115 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 27 apartments here are rent stabilized.
19 WEST 55TH STREET · 28 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 27 apartments here are rent stabilized
- E/F train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 115 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 5% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
115 violations the city still lists as unresolved
115 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 16 months.
- Disrepair22
- Fire & life safety21
- Paint / plaster11
- Plumbing11
- Pests11
- Other10
- Gas10
- Heat / hot water8
- Structural4
- Water leak3
- Mold2
- Electrical1
- Registration & signage1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2010-07-06 and remains open on HPD’s records.