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52
out of 100

Heavier than 86% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)

81 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 44 apartments here are rent stabilized.

40 SHERMAN AVENUE · 45 apartments · built 1914 · records to 2026-09-18

In its favor

  • 44 apartments here are rent stabilized
  • A train about 4 minutes away

Against it

  • 81 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
  • Fixes only 4% of violations by the city’s deadline
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Open and hazardous

81 violations the city still lists as unresolved

74 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.7 years.

  • Disrepair39
  • Pests9
  • Fire & life safety8
  • Lead paint7
  • Structural4
  • Paint / plaster3
  • Other3
  • Heat / hot water3
  • Plumbing2
  • Water leak2
  • Mold1

A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.

The oldest shown was issued 2017-09-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.