Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
58
out of 100
Heavier than 81% of buildings in Harlem (South)
180 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
256 WEST 117TH STREET · 50 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- B/C train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 180 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 4% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
180 violations the city still lists as unresolved
180 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Paint / plaster59
- Disrepair32
- Lead paint16
- Pests15
- Water leak13
- Plumbing11
- Other10
- Fire & life safety8
- Structural7
- Mold5
- Electrical2
- Refuse / sanitation2
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1991-03-26 and remains open on HPD’s records.