Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
61
out of 100
Heavier than 68% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
58 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
1940 AMSTERDAM AVENUE · 32 apartments · built 1930 · 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
- 58 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
58 violations the city still lists as unresolved
58 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.0 years.
- Fire & life safety13
- Pests6
- Disrepair6
- Paint / plaster5
- Mold5
- Structural4
- Plumbing4
- Electrical4
- Heat / hot water3
- Gas3
- Other3
- Water leak2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 89% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-05-07 and remains open on HPD’s records.