Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
63
out of 100
Heavier than 67% of buildings in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village
102 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 18% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
117 WEST 197TH STREET · 85 apartments · built 1926 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- Fixes 18% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 85 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 4 train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 102 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
102 violations the city still lists as unresolved
102 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 6 years.
- Disrepair26
- Pests25
- Paint / plaster18
- Fire & life safety10
- Plumbing9
- Mold6
- Water leak4
- Other3
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2010-11-22 and remains open on HPD’s records.