Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
78
out of 100
Heavier than 45% of buildings in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
83 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
488 CONVENT AVENUE · 20 apartments · built 1906 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 83 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
83 violations the city still lists as unresolved
82 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Paint / plaster39
- Disrepair18
- Fire & life safety6
- Other5
- Plumbing3
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Structural3
- Mold3
- Lead paint3
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-07-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.