Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
57
out of 100
Heavier than 75% of buildings in Tremont
63 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
705 EAST 179TH STREET · 35 apartments · built 1916 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
Against it
- 63 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
63 violations the city still lists as unresolved
63 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Structural15
- Fire & life safety10
- Paint / plaster9
- Lead paint9
- Disrepair7
- Other5
- Water leak3
- Heat / hot water2
- Gas1
- Pests1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-11-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.