Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
52
out of 100
Heavier than 85% of buildings in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
43 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
521 WEST 143RD STREET · 24 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 43 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
43 violations the city still lists as unresolved
43 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Paint / plaster14
- Fire & life safety8
- Disrepair8
- Lead paint5
- Pests4
- Other2
- Structural1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 83% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2002-05-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.