Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
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
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.