Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
56
out of 100
Heavier than 78% of buildings in Harlem (North)
185 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 13% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
231 WEST 149TH STREET · 538 apartments · built 1928 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 13% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 492 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 3 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 185 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
185 violations the city still lists as unresolved
140 of the ones shown are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3 months.
- Pests50
- Lead paint32
- Other19
- Paint / plaster17
- Disrepair13
- Water leak12
- Structural10
- Plumbing8
- Mold8
- Refuse / sanitation5
- Heat / hot water2
- Gas2
- Fire & life safety1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 97% of them.
Breakdown covers the 179 most recent. The oldest shown was issued 2024-11-22 and remains open on HPD’s records.