Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
81
out of 100
Heavier than 42% of buildings in Harlem (North)
26 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
485 LENOX AVENUE · 160 apartments · built 1963 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 2/3 train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 26 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
26 violations the city still lists as unresolved
26 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.3 years.
- Paint / plaster13
- Disrepair3
- Mold3
- Water leak2
- Fire & life safety1
- Other1
- Lead paint1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Pests1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 70% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2009-07-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.