Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
75
out of 100
Heavier than 58% of buildings in Harlem (South)
118 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 13 apartments here are rent stabilized.
209 WEST 118TH STREET · 158 apartments · built 1900 · records to 2026-09-17
In its favor
- 13 apartments here are rent stabilized
- B/C train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 118 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
118 violations the city still lists as unresolved
116 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 17 years.
- Pests24
- Fire & life safety22
- Disrepair19
- Other16
- Paint / plaster11
- Plumbing8
- Structural6
- Refuse / sanitation6
- Water leak6
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-02-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.