Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
59
out of 100
Heavier than 75% of buildings in Harlem (North)
48 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 7 apartments here are rent stabilized.
240 WEST 138TH STREET · 7 apartments · built 1891 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 7 apartments here are rent stabilized
- B/C train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 48 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
48 violations the city still lists as unresolved
48 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 16 years.
- Disrepair17
- Heat / hot water11
- Other7
- Fire & life safety5
- Plumbing4
- Gas2
- Pests1
- Paint / plaster1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-06-30 and remains open on HPD’s records.