Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
37
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Harlem (North)
272 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 13 apartments here are rent stabilized.
234 WEST 135TH STREET · 29 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 13 apartments here are rent stabilized
- B/C train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 272 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
272 violations the city still lists as unresolved
268 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 21 months.
- Lead paint67
- Fire & life safety39
- Paint / plaster36
- Pests34
- Water leak21
- Disrepair21
- Heat / hot water13
- Plumbing11
- Mold11
- Structural7
- Other7
- Gas3
- Refuse / sanitation2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-08-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.