Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in Harlem (South)
66 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
247 LENOX AVENUE · 10 apartments · built 1886 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 2/3 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 66 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
66 violations the city still lists as unresolved
66 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 26 years.
- Disrepair16
- Other14
- Fire & life safety7
- Paint / plaster7
- Plumbing5
- Pests5
- Heat / hot water4
- Lead paint4
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Water leak1
- Gas1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-04-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.