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Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · BIN 1030432 · Upper West Side-Lincoln Square · Last violation Aug 31, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 20, 2026

NeighborhoodUpper West Side-Lincoln Square
More violations than 92% of nearby buildings
More violations than 92% of buildings and more complaints than 95% of buildings in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 32 violations · 80 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
14 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous14Class Bhazardous16

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including fire safety, mold and pests, and building maintenance.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at exits, hallways, and stairs for obstructions, damage, or items blocking the way. Check baseboards, walls, and under sinks for droppings, dead insects, or live pests. Open cabinet doors and closets to look for water stains, soft spots, or areas where wall or ceiling material is missing or damaged.
    details ▸

    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.
    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1993
159
5 per year avg.↓ Down 24% in the last 2 years (32 vs 42 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
33
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ14
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ16
Rent-impairingⓘ1
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
600
25 per year avg.↑ Up 400% in the last 2 years (80 vs 16 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access22%Violation issued9%No violation22%Phone resolved47%Other0%(600)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Egressⓘ34 violations
Water Supplyⓘ14 violations
Maintenanceⓘ8 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ4 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ4 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ3 violations
Filing: Bedbugsⓘ2 violations
Cleaningⓘ2 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ42 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ29 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ15 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ9 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ1 complaints
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Violation log

71 violations · Class B

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ClassStatusApt
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
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Bldg maintenance — General building repair, upkeep, and maintenance related housing code violations.

The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

  • ABCs of Housing
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
  • Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on hot water at the kitchen sink and bathroom sink and feel the water temperature after running for one minute.
    details ▸

    Heat is required October 1 through May 31: at least 68°F from 6am to 10pm when it is below 55°F outside, and 62°F overnight whatever the temperature outside. Hot water must be at least 120°F, 24 hours a day, all year.

    If your apartment is colder than that, file a complaint with 311 and keep the service request number so you can track it. Never use a gas oven or range for heat, which can produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

    • ABCs of Housing
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Locate smoke detectors on the ceiling near bedrooms and in hallways, and ask the broker whether carbon monoxide detectors are present in the unit.
    details ▸

    Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

    On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

    • ABCs of Housing
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ 30–90 days9% (3)
    ▪ 1–3 years52% (17)
    ▪ 3+ years39% (13)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency11%34%
    Emergency79%43%
    Non-Emergency11%23%
    (47)
    (56)
    Issued
    Description
    Class BClosed4AApr 27, 2011REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BUZZER AND INTERCOM SYSTEM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed10DJun 3, 2009NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10D, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed9DDec 19, 2008NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9D, 9th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed9DDec 19, 2008REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING, WEST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9D, 9th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed16AApr 18, 2008REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ''CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 16A, 16th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed2BApr 18, 2008REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CLOSET CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed2BApr 18, 2008REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BOpen16AApr 15, 2008REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 16A, 16th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed14EFeb 25, 2008NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 14E, 14th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed14EFeb 25, 2008REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 14E, 14th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed1DFeb 11, 2008NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosedRENT IMPAIRING15DFeb 11, 2008NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 15D, 15th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed15DFeb 11, 2008NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 15D, 15th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed2CFeb 11, 2008NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class BClosed7BMay 31, 2005REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed7BMay 31, 2005ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEAL WATER AT CEILING, IN CLOSET IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BOpen11BMay 5, 2005MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 11B, 11th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed1DDec 15, 1998REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 1 STY SOUTHEAST APT 1D ROBERTS. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BOpenRENT IMPAIRING—Sep 23, 1997REMOVE ENCUMBRANCES · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLE PRESENTLY LOCATED AT ALL STYS PUBLIC HALLS
    Class BClosed5DApr 23, 1996REPLACE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS FOR PEEPHOLE AT ENTRANCE DOOR 5 STY SOUTHEAST APT 5D. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BClosed14DMar 2, 1993REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 14 STY SOUTHEAST APT 14D CULLEN , SECTION '' ''
    Class BClosed
    Apr 27, 2011Apt 4A
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BUZZER AND INTERCOM SYSTEM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jun 3, 2009Apt 10D
    NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10D, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Dec 19, 2008Apt 9D
    NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9D, 9th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Dec 19, 2008Apt 9D
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING, WEST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9D, 9th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Apr 18, 2008Apt 16A
    REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ''CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 16A, 16th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Apr 18, 2008Apt 2B
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CLOSET CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed
    Apr 18, 2008Apt 2B
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BOpen
    Apr 15, 2008Apt 16A
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 16A, 16th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Feb 25, 2008Apt 14E
    NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 14E, 14th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed
    Feb 25, 2008Apt 14E
    REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 14E, 14th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed
    Feb 11, 2008Apt 1D
    NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Feb 11, 2008Apt 15D
    NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES
    § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 15D, 15th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Feb 11, 2008Apt 15D
    NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 15D, 15th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Feb 11, 2008Apt 2C
    NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class BClosed
    May 31, 2005Apt 7B
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed
    May 31, 2005Apt 7B
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEAL WATER AT CEILING, IN CLOSET IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BOpen
    May 5, 2005Apt 11B
    MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 11B, 11th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed
    Dec 15, 1998Apt 1D
    REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 1 STY SOUTHEAST APT 1D ROBERTS. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BOpenRENT IMPAIRING
    Sep 23, 1997
    REMOVE ENCUMBRANCES · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLE PRESENTLY LOCATED AT ALL STYS PUBLIC HALLS
    Class BClosed
    Apr 23, 1996Apt 5D
    REPLACE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS FOR PEEPHOLE AT ENTRANCE DOOR 5 STY SOUTHEAST APT 5D. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BClosed
    Mar 2, 1993Apt 14D
    REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 14 STY SOUTHEAST APT 14D CULLEN , SECTION '' ''
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