Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
94
out of 100
Heavier than 30% of buildings in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
110 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
400 CONVENT AVENUE · 37 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- A/B/C/D train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 110 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 5% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
110 violations the city still lists as unresolved
110 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 years.
- Paint / plaster32
- Disrepair30
- Fire & life safety21
- Lead paint9
- Water leak5
- Other4
- Pests4
- Plumbing2
- Mold2
- Electrical1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-05-14 and remains open on HPD’s records.