Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
81
out of 100
Heavier than 42% of buildings in Harlem (North)
79 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
42 WEST 138TH STREET · 35 apartments · built 1925 · 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
- 79 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
79 violations the city still lists as unresolved
79 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Paint / plaster19
- Disrepair18
- Other14
- Fire & life safety10
- Heat / hot water5
- Lead paint5
- Pests3
- Structural3
- Plumbing1
- Mold1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-03-06 and remains open on HPD’s records.