Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
42
out of 100
Heavier than 95% of buildings in Harlem (North)
464 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
219 WEST 144TH STREET · 41 apartments · built 1940 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 3 train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 464 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
464 violations the city still lists as unresolved
464 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.4 years.
- Disrepair113
- Fire & life safety99
- Paint / plaster56
- Pests49
- Plumbing33
- Other26
- Water leak26
- Mold23
- Heat / hot water14
- Electrical9
- Lead paint9
- Structural4
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Gas1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 100% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1988-06-21 and remains open on HPD’s records.