Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
63
out of 100
Heavier than 70% of buildings in Harlem (North)
193 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 203 apartments here are rent stabilized.
40 WEST 135TH STREET · 286 apartments · built 1959 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 203 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/3 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 193 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 4% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
193 violations the city still lists as unresolved
186 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 20 months.
- Paint / plaster36
- Pests30
- Disrepair27
- Fire & life safety25
- Water leak19
- Mold19
- Plumbing15
- Other10
- Heat / hot water9
- Refuse / sanitation3
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2004-01-08 and remains open on HPD’s records.