Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
78
out of 100
Heavier than 87% of buildings in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
48 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
170 EAST 89TH STREET · 10 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 4/5/6 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 48 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
48 violations the city still lists as unresolved
48 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 years.
- Lead paint18
- Heat / hot water8
- Fire & life safety6
- Disrepair5
- Structural2
- Plumbing2
- Other2
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Pests1
- Paint / plaster1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1997-02-18 and remains open on HPD’s records.