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out of 100

Heavier than 96% of buildings in Inwood

60 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 25% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.

686 ACADEMY STREET · 30 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-19

In its favor

  • Fixes 25% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
  • 30 apartments here are rent stabilized
  • A train about 3 minutes away

Against it

  • 60 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
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Open and hazardous

60 violations the city still lists as unresolved

51 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 months.

  • Disrepair13
  • Plumbing10
  • Other7
  • Pests6
  • Lead paint6
  • Fire & life safety5
  • Gas4
  • Structural4
  • Paint / plaster2
  • Electrical1
  • Water leak1
  • Mold1

A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 89% of them.

The oldest shown was issued 2006-09-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.