Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
77
out of 100
Heavier than 47% of buildings in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
122 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
505 WEST 143RD STREET · 31 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 122 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
122 violations the city still lists as unresolved
122 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 years.
- Paint / plaster41
- Disrepair37
- Fire & life safety15
- Other9
- Plumbing8
- Heat / hot water4
- Pests3
- Structural3
- Water leak2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-12-08 and remains open on HPD’s records.