Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
66
out of 100
Heavier than 58% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
80 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
1981 AMSTERDAM AVENUE · 26 apartments · built 1907 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 80 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
80 violations the city still lists as unresolved
80 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 16 years.
- Fire & life safety21
- Other15
- Disrepair12
- Structural6
- Heat / hot water5
- Plumbing5
- Paint / plaster5
- Pests4
- Water leak3
- Lead paint3
- Electrical1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-06-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.