Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
64
out of 100
Heavier than 76% of buildings in East Harlem (North)
209 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 569 apartments here are rent stabilized.
2255 FIFTH AVENUE · 914 apartments · built 1947 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 569 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/3 train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 209 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 4% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
209 violations the city still lists as unresolved
177 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 9 months.
- Fire & life safety54
- Pests32
- Disrepair25
- Lead paint21
- Paint / plaster19
- Water leak14
- Mold14
- Heat / hot water12
- Plumbing9
- Structural5
- Other3
- Electrical1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2009-03-30 and remains open on HPD’s records.