Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
99
out of 100
Heavier than 16% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
243 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 19 apartments here are rent stabilized.
245 BENNETT AVENUE · 350 apartments · built 1951 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 19 apartments here are rent stabilized
- A train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 243 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
243 violations the city still lists as unresolved
243 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 years.
- Lead paint40
- Fire & life safety37
- Paint / plaster31
- Disrepair31
- Plumbing27
- Water leak22
- Pests17
- Other17
- Mold8
- Heat / hot water7
- Structural5
- Gas1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1989-08-01 and remains open on HPD’s records.