Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
76
out of 100
Heavier than 47% of buildings in Harlem (North)
16 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
255 WEST 139TH STREET · 8 apartments · built 1891 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 8 apartments here are rent stabilized
- B/C train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 16 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
16 violations the city still lists as unresolved
16 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Fire & life safety6
- Disrepair3
- Structural2
- Heat / hot water2
- Gas2
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 82% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2004-10-06 and remains open on HPD’s records.