Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
46
out of 100
Heavier than 91% of buildings in Melrose
288 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 167 apartments here are rent stabilized.
320 EAST 159TH STREET · 167 apartments · built 2005 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 167 apartments here are rent stabilized
Against it
- 288 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 5% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
288 violations the city still lists as unresolved
256 of the ones shown are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 months.
- Pests102
- Disrepair52
- Fire & life safety31
- Plumbing21
- Paint / plaster18
- Mold14
- Water leak13
- Refuse / sanitation8
- Structural7
- Other7
- Electrical3
- Heat / hot water2
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
Breakdown covers the 278 most recent. The oldest shown was issued 2021-10-12 and remains open on HPD’s records.