Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
75
out of 100
Heavier than 90% of buildings in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
136 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
870 FIFTH AVENUE · 94 apartments · built 1949 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 6 train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 136 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
136 violations the city still lists as unresolved
136 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.6 years.
- Paint / plaster48
- Water leak16
- Electrical15
- Disrepair11
- Plumbing11
- Fire & life safety10
- Mold9
- Other6
- Pests6
- Heat / hot water3
- Gas1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-04-06 and remains open on HPD’s records.