Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
65
out of 100
Heavier than 75% of buildings in East Harlem (North)
149 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
2178 LEXINGTON AVENUE · 179 apartments · built 1900 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 4/5/6 train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 149 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 5% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
149 violations the city still lists as unresolved
145 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.8 years.
- Pests65
- Disrepair27
- Paint / plaster12
- Mold11
- Lead paint10
- Fire & life safety9
- Water leak4
- Structural4
- Other3
- Electrical1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Heat / hot water1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-06-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.