Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
54
out of 100
Heavier than 80% of buildings in Harlem (North)
99 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 30 apartments here are rent stabilized.
488 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE · 30 apartments · built 1901 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 30 apartments here are rent stabilized
- B/C train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 99 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 7% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
99 violations the city still lists as unresolved
99 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.0 years.
- Disrepair24
- Pests23
- Fire & life safety13
- Plumbing9
- Other7
- Water leak5
- Paint / plaster5
- Structural3
- Heat / hot water3
- Electrical2
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Mold2
- Gas1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2014-12-16 and remains open on HPD’s records.