Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
86
out of 100
Heavier than 29% of buildings in West Farms
36 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
989 EAST 179TH STREET · 297 apartments · built 1974 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 2/5 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 36 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
36 violations the city still lists as unresolved
36 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.1 years.
- Heat / hot water9
- Fire & life safety7
- Mold6
- Disrepair4
- Water leak3
- Pests2
- Plumbing2
- Paint / plaster2
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 76% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-07-22 and remains open on HPD’s records.