26-03-2025
City identifies NYC's 250 ‘worst apartment buildings'
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – The city is cracking down on 250 of New York City's 'most poorly maintained buildings,' riddled with mold and lead paint violations.
The 250 buildings include 7,000 housing units that have racked up nearly 54,000 unresolved violations with the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development, ranging from heat outages to broken automatic doors. To see the full list of buildings, click here.
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'Neglect has consequences,' said Ahmed Tigani, acting commissioner of HPD.
The worst of the worst is a building on 35-64 84th St. in Queens, which has over 1,100 open HPD violations for issues like visible mold, roaches, leaks and damaged infrastructure, city buildings records show.
In some cases, HPD steps in to make emergency repairs, then bills the owner for the work. Owners of the 250 buildings identified Wednesday owe the city nearly $3 million, Tigani said.
The disorderly buildings have now been added to the city's annual Alternative Enforcement Program, a red flag that comes with increased enforcement, penalties and legal action. Landlords who correct their violations can graduate off the watchlist.
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'The Alternative Enforcement Program is one of our strongest tools,' Tigani said. 'Using our ability to push more frequent inspections, additional emergency repair charges, and the issuance of Orders to Correct which require system replacements and significant fees we hope to improve conditions for those tenants.'
Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here.
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