Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
48
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
53 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 21% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
87 ELLWOOD STREET · 52 apartments · built 1929 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 21% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 52 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 53 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
53 violations the city still lists as unresolved
40 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 months.
- Paint / plaster12
- Disrepair11
- Pests9
- Lead paint5
- Water leak4
- Plumbing3
- Fire & life safety2
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Other2
- Heat / hot water2
- Structural1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 83% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2020-12-30 and remains open on HPD’s records.