Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
93
out of 100
Heavier than 31% of buildings in Harlem (North)
4 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
51 WEST 131ST STREET · 38 apartments · built 1880 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 2/3 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 4 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
4 violations the city still lists as unresolved
4 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Other2
- Heat / hot water1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 40% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1979-12-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.