Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in Harlem (North)
486 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
161 WEST 140TH STREET · 62 apartments · built 1903 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 3 train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 486 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
486 violations the city still lists as unresolved
486 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 years.
- Disrepair152
- Paint / plaster70
- Other66
- Structural59
- Plumbing43
- Pests31
- Fire & life safety30
- Water leak11
- Heat / hot water9
- Lead paint7
- Refuse / sanitation5
- Electrical2
- Gas1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 100% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1995-03-14 and remains open on HPD’s records.