Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
78
out of 100
Heavier than 46% of buildings in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
63 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
511 WEST 149TH STREET · 6 apartments · built 1890 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- A/B/C/D train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 63 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
63 violations the city still lists as unresolved
63 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Fire & life safety14
- Lead paint12
- Disrepair11
- Paint / plaster8
- Other5
- Water leak4
- Heat / hot water3
- Plumbing3
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Structural1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-06-12 and remains open on HPD’s records.