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44
out of 100

Heavier than 96% of buildings in Morningside Heights

59 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 7 apartments here are rent stabilized.

281 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE · 32 apartments · built 1921 · records to 2026-09-18

In its favor

  • 7 apartments here are rent stabilized
  • A/B/C/D train about 1 minutes away

Against it

  • 59 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
  • Fixes only 6% of violations by the city’s deadline
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Open and hazardous

59 violations the city still lists as unresolved

56 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 months.

  • Pests16
  • Lead paint16
  • Paint / plaster11
  • Mold6
  • Fire & life safety3
  • Disrepair3
  • Plumbing2
  • Water leak2

A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 89% of them.

The oldest shown was issued 2010-03-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.