Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
57
out of 100
Heavier than 96% of buildings in Upper West Side (Central)
59 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 9 apartments here are rent stabilized.
229 WEST 97TH STREET · 56 apartments · built 1901 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 9 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1/2/3 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 59 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
59 violations the city still lists as unresolved
59 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.3 years.
- Lead paint31
- Fire & life safety9
- Pests5
- Other4
- Disrepair4
- Mold2
- Plumbing1
- Structural1
- Paint / plaster1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 85% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2019-06-18 and remains open on HPD’s records.