Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
58
out of 100
Heavier than 82% of buildings in Harlem (South)
30 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 15 apartments here are rent stabilized.
242 LENOX AVENUE · 15 apartments · built 1884 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 15 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/3 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 30 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
30 violations the city still lists as unresolved
30 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.9 years.
- Disrepair9
- Pests6
- Fire & life safety5
- Mold4
- Paint / plaster2
- Water leak2
- Other1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1995-08-29 and remains open on HPD’s records.