274 West 117th Street
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through March 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~81% of buildings in this ZIP (44 open)
- 2 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built in 2014 (city records)
- Rent-stabilized: 8 units registered
About this building
City records list 2014 as the year built — newer than 97% of the 758 buildings we cover in ZIP 10026, and the newest of the 19 buildings we cover on this block. The building’s floor space is 3.4 times the size of its lot: 8,581 sq ft of building on a 2,523 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 3, 2026.
274 West 117th Street
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- City records show 44 open HPD violations, 2 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2022 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 8 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance at lower window sash….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
274 West 117th Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10026. The closest subway is 116 St (C,B) (1-minute walk), served by the B and C lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: December 2022 · Most recent: July 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-07-20
- 2026-07-20
- 2026-07-20
- 2026-07-20
- 2026-07-20
- Class C · 2 open · penalty 30 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 34 open · penalty 170 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 8 open · penalty 8 · (1/ea)
- 2026-06-01 · Apt 4B · NON EMERGENCY · APPLIANCE
- 2026-05-28 · Apt 3B · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2026-05-28 · Apt 3B · NON EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
- 2025-10-14
- 2025-08-19
- 2024-03-13
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2014, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 130
- HARRASSMENT 2: 102
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 98
- FELONY ASSAULT: 52
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 51
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 370
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 200
- Noise - Commercial: 172
- Illegal Parking: 146
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 120
- 279 W 117TH ST
- 279 WEST 117 STREET
- 2166 8 AVENUE
- Harlem Hebrew Language Charter School
- P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph
- P.S. 180 Hugo Newman
- Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Vis
- P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph
- P.S. 180 Hugo Newman
- Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Vis
- The Opportunity Charter School
- PS 162m
- 116 St
- 116 St
- Cathedral Pkwy (110 St)
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Torkomada, Inc.
- P.s. 180 Hugo Newman
- A Philip Randolph Square
- Sebastian Chamber Players, Inc.
- Opportunity Charter School
- Luigi's Garden Of Love
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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