Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
98
out of 100
Heavier than 58% of buildings in Upper East Side-Yorkville
13 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
1540 YORK AVENUE · 296 apartments · built 1962 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- Q train about 8 minutes away
Against it
- 13 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
13 violations the city still lists as unresolved
13 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 years.
- Paint / plaster6
- Disrepair3
- Water leak2
- Fire & life safety1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 58% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2015-06-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.