Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
52
out of 100
Heavier than 84% of buildings in Harlem (North)
229 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
40 WEST 128TH STREET · 12 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
- 229 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
229 violations the city still lists as unresolved
229 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 9 years.
- Paint / plaster46
- Disrepair44
- Plumbing35
- Fire & life safety29
- Heat / hot water23
- Water leak17
- Other13
- Pests9
- Mold4
- Structural4
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Gas2
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 100% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-06-30 and remains open on HPD’s records.