Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
60
out of 100
Heavier than 79% of buildings in Harlem (South)
100 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
56 WEST 119TH STREET · 44 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 2/3 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 100 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
100 violations the city still lists as unresolved
95 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 12 years.
- Fire & life safety32
- Paint / plaster22
- Disrepair14
- Water leak9
- Heat / hot water7
- Other6
- Plumbing5
- Pests4
- Structural1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-05-04 and remains open on HPD’s records.