Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
40
out of 100
Heavier than 97% of buildings in East Harlem (South)
106 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 31 apartments here are rent stabilized.
1569 LEXINGTON AVENUE · 33 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 31 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 6 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 106 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
106 violations the city still lists as unresolved
53 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 months.
- Fire & life safety21
- Paint / plaster18
- Disrepair15
- Other12
- Water leak9
- Plumbing9
- Pests7
- Structural5
- Mold3
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Heat / hot water3
- Electrical1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2016-08-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.