Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
98
out of 100
Heavier than 27% of buildings in Harlem (North)
23 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 10 apartments here are rent stabilized.
48 WEST 138TH STREET · 89 apartments · built 1940 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 10 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/3 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 23 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
23 violations the city still lists as unresolved
23 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 13 years.
- Paint / plaster7
- Fire & life safety6
- Disrepair4
- Plumbing3
- Other1
- Heat / hot water1
- Structural1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 68% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-10-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.