Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
63
out of 100
Heavier than 70% of buildings in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
67 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 92 apartments here are rent stabilized.
640 WEST 153RD STREET · 94 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 92 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 67 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 7% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
67 violations the city still lists as unresolved
67 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.2 years.
- Lead paint17
- Mold14
- Paint / plaster9
- Disrepair6
- Pests6
- Fire & life safety5
- Plumbing4
- Structural3
- Other1
- Heat / hot water1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 87% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1998-05-12 and remains open on HPD’s records.