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17 ARDEN STREET

Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · BIN 1064202 · Washington Heights (North) · Last violation Jun 11, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 8, 2026

NeighborhoodWashington Heights (North)
More violations than 92% of nearby buildings
More violations than 92% of buildings and more complaints than 100% of buildings in Washington Heights (North). 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: 49 violations · 313 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
4 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 hazardous4Class Bhazardous7

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including heat and hot water, fire safety, and mold and pests.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on the heat and hot water in the kitchen and bathroom; feel whether they warm up within a minute or two. Look at the hallways, stairwell, and any fire escape for clutter, locked doors, or anything blocking the path. Inspect the kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom closets for droppings, dead insects, or live rodents.
    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.

    • —Heat / hot water — Lack of heat, hot water, or heating system related issues affecting tenants.
    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1978
242
5 per year avg.↑ Up 20% in the last 2 years (49 vs 41 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
11
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ4
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ7
Rent-impairingⓘ2
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,624
109 per year avg.↑ Up 34% in the last 2 years (313 vs 234 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access7%Violation issued4%No violation8%Phone resolved81%Other0%(2,624)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Egressⓘ32 violations
Maintenanceⓘ27 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ16 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ7 violations
Paintingⓘ3 violations
Water Supplyⓘ2 violations
Cleaningⓘ2 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ1 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ618 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ14 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ5 complaints
Elevatorⓘ4 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ3 complaints
Electricalⓘ1 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ1 complaints
Appliancesⓘ1 complaints
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Violation log

0 violations · Class I

All classesClass AClass BClass CClass IAllOpenClosed
ClassStatusApt
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
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Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.

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.

  • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — violation classes
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees — correction deadlines
  • 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.
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    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.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — the requirement
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors — responsibilities, placement, and reimbursement
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ 30–90 days55% (6)
    ▪ 1–3 years45% (5)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency0%0%
    Emergency98%98%
    Non-Emergency1%2%
    (224)
    (427)
    Issued
    Description
    No violations match the current filters.
    No violations match the current filters.