Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
59
out of 100
Heavier than 76% of buildings in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
64 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
538 WEST 145TH STREET · 44 apartments · built 1905 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 64 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 7% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
64 violations the city still lists as unresolved
64 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 6 years.
- Pests17
- Paint / plaster13
- Mold7
- Structural6
- Water leak6
- Disrepair5
- Plumbing5
- Fire & life safety3
- Other1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2011-08-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.