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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

60 violations · Class C

All classesClass AClass BClass CClass IAllOpenClosed
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 CClosed—May 21, 2018POST BOILER ROOM ACCESS NOTICE · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
    Class CClosed8CApr 15, 2016TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING§ 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8C, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed8CApr 15, 2016TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING§ 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8C, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed3ESep 18, 2012ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCESECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed10CAug 22, 2011ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK IN CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 10C, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed10CAug 22, 2011RETIRED - REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE · RETIRED§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 10C, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed10CAug 22, 2011ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK IN CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 10C, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING10CJul 6, 2011REMOVE ILLEGAL FASTENING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AT KITCHEN DOOR LOCATED AT APT 10C, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING1DFeb 11, 2008REMOVE ILLEGAL FASTENING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT REAR DOOR LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING9BJan 17, 2008NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 9B, 9th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    May 21, 2018
    POST BOILER ROOM ACCESS NOTICE · HEAT AND HOT WATER
    § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
    Class CClosed
    Apr 15, 2016Apt 8C
    TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING
    § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8C, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Apr 15, 2016Apt 8C
    TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING
    § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8C, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Sep 18, 2012Apt 3E
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed
    Aug 22, 2011Apt 10C
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK IN CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 10C, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed
    Aug 22, 2011Apt 10C
    RETIRED - REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE · RETIRED
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 10C, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed
    Aug 22, 2011Apt 10C
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK IN CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 10C, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Jul 6, 2011Apt 10C
    REMOVE ILLEGAL FASTENING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AT KITCHEN DOOR LOCATED AT APT 10C, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Feb 11, 2008Apt 1D
    REMOVE ILLEGAL FASTENING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT REAR DOOR LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Jan 17, 2008Apt 9B
    NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES
    § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 9B, 9th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
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