Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
44
out of 100
Heavier than 94% of buildings in Harlem (North)
70 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
245 WEST 131ST STREET · 11 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- B/C train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 70 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
70 violations the city still lists as unresolved
70 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 25 years.
- Fire & life safety19
- Other14
- Disrepair11
- Pests7
- Heat / hot water6
- Paint / plaster5
- Plumbing4
- Structural2
- Electrical1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2001-06-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.