Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
48
out of 100
Heavier than 90% of buildings in East Harlem (North)
89 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 4% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
51 EAST 126TH STREET · 11 apartments · built 1909 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 4% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 4/5/6 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 89 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
89 violations the city still lists as unresolved
89 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.9 years.
- Fire & life safety23
- Disrepair20
- Paint / plaster11
- Other8
- Pests7
- Water leak6
- Refuse / sanitation5
- Mold3
- Plumbing3
- Heat / hot water2
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2012-08-09 and remains open on HPD’s records.