Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
49
out of 100
Heavier than 86% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
282 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 6 apartments here are rent stabilized.
938 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE · 52 apartments · built 1909 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 6 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 282 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
282 violations the city still lists as unresolved
280 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Paint / plaster72
- Disrepair65
- Water leak31
- Pests25
- Fire & life safety25
- Lead paint21
- Plumbing15
- Other11
- Mold9
- Heat / hot water3
- Electrical2
- Structural2
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-04-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.