Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
86
out of 100
Heavier than 28% of buildings in West Farms
13 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 90 apartments here are rent stabilized.
998 EAST 179TH STREET · 90 apartments · built 1971 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 90 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 13 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 4% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
13 violations the city still lists as unresolved
13 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 9 years.
- Fire & life safety7
- Water leak2
- Paint / plaster2
- Mold1
- Disrepair1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 58% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2014-09-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.