Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
58
out of 100
Heavier than 80% of buildings in East Harlem (North)
64 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
78 EAST 127TH STREET · 24 apartments · built 1909 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 4/5/6 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 64 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 5% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
64 violations the city still lists as unresolved
64 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 years.
- Fire & life safety16
- Disrepair11
- Paint / plaster6
- Plumbing6
- Structural6
- Water leak5
- Heat / hot water5
- Pests5
- Mold3
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2006-07-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.