Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
47
out of 100
Heavier than 91% of buildings in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
193 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 19 apartments here are rent stabilized.
640 WEST 139TH STREET · 62 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 19 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 193 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
193 violations the city still lists as unresolved
193 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 months.
- Disrepair45
- Lead paint32
- Pests25
- Fire & life safety18
- Heat / hot water17
- Paint / plaster14
- Plumbing11
- Other11
- Mold9
- Electrical4
- Water leak4
- Gas3
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1993-11-30 and remains open on HPD’s records.