Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Heavier than 31% of buildings in East Harlem (South)
14 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
1539 Lexington Avenue · 225 apartments · built 1951 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 6 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 14 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
14 violations the city still lists as unresolved
14 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 years.
- Disrepair5
- Paint / plaster3
- Other2
- Pests2
- Plumbing2
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 59% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-12-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.