Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
100
out of 100
Heavier than 40% of buildings in Morningside Heights
28 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
538 WEST 114TH STREET · 13 apartments · built 1900 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 28 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
28 violations the city still lists as unresolved
28 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 27 years.
- Other10
- Structural10
- Electrical2
- Paint / plaster2
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Fire & life safety1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1991-06-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.