Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
99
out of 100
Heavier than 23% of buildings in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
80 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
501 WEST 143RD STREET · 37 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 80 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
80 violations the city still lists as unresolved
80 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 13 years.
- Paint / plaster21
- Disrepair11
- Water leak10
- Structural9
- Fire & life safety9
- Pests9
- Lead paint5
- Other3
- Plumbing1
- Mold1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-06-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.