Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
44
out of 100
Heavier than 93% of buildings in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village
126 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 36 apartments here are rent stabilized.
88 WEST 197TH STREET · 37 apartments · built 1935 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 36 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 4 train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 126 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
126 violations the city still lists as unresolved
122 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 17 months.
- Pests36
- Fire & life safety29
- Disrepair19
- Paint / plaster14
- Structural6
- Other6
- Plumbing6
- Water leak5
- Heat / hot water4
- Gas1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-07-09 and remains open on HPD’s records.