Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
41
out of 100
Heavier than 96% of buildings in Harlem (North)
250 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
254 WEST 154TH STREET · 28 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- B/D train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 250 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
250 violations the city still lists as unresolved
247 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 23 months.
- Pests68
- Disrepair42
- Paint / plaster26
- Fire & life safety26
- Water leak22
- Plumbing22
- Structural14
- Other11
- Heat / hot water6
- Lead paint6
- Mold4
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Gas1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-06-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.