Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
46
out of 100
Heavier than 94% of buildings in Harlem (South)
135 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 10 apartments here are rent stabilized.
279 WEST 118TH STREET · 10 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 10 apartments here are rent stabilized
- B/C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 135 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
135 violations the city still lists as unresolved
135 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 years.
- Paint / plaster38
- Heat / hot water26
- Disrepair24
- Water leak20
- Fire & life safety8
- Plumbing5
- Mold4
- Other4
- Pests3
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Structural1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2012-04-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.