Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
51
out of 100
Heavier than 88% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
80 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 55 apartments here are rent stabilized.
40 ARDEN STREET · 69 apartments · built 1926 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 55 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 80 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% 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 12 months.
- Pests23
- Fire & life safety14
- Disrepair12
- Water leak7
- Paint / plaster7
- Mold6
- Plumbing5
- Heat / hot water2
- Structural1
- Other1
- Electrical1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2014-02-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.