Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
209 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
503 WEST 140TH STREET · 20 apartments · built 1926 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 209 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
209 violations the city still lists as unresolved
209 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 44 years.
- Other38
- Disrepair31
- Paint / plaster31
- Heat / hot water31
- Plumbing16
- Fire & life safety15
- Structural14
- Water leak11
- Pests10
- Electrical6
- Lead paint4
- Refuse / sanitation2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1975-12-12 and remains open on HPD’s records.