Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in Harlem (South)
22 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
40 WEST 119TH STREET · 7 apartments · built 1891 · 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
- 22 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
22 violations the city still lists as unresolved
22 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 21 years.
- Fire & life safety5
- Heat / hot water5
- Electrical4
- Other2
- Paint / plaster2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Registration & signage1
- Disrepair1
- Gas1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 87% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1997-03-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.