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64
out of 100

Heavier than 68% of buildings in Harlem (North)

110 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 217 apartments here are rent stabilized.

470 LENOX AVENUE · 286 apartments · built 1960 · records to 2026-09-18

In its favor

  • 217 apartments here are rent stabilized
  • 2/3 train about 2 minutes away

Against it

  • 110 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
  • Fixes only 5% of violations by the city’s deadline
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Open and hazardous

110 violations the city still lists as unresolved

104 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 months.

  • Paint / plaster24
  • Fire & life safety24
  • Water leak18
  • Plumbing10
  • Mold8
  • Disrepair7
  • Pests7
  • Heat / hot water7
  • Other4
  • Refuse / sanitation1

A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 94% of them.

The oldest shown was issued 2014-03-04 and remains open on HPD’s records.