686 Academy Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~90% of buildings in this ZIP (102 open)
- 36 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1930) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 30 units registered
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
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- City records show 102 open HPD violations, 36 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 2006 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 30 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: Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at gas range in the kitchen.
- 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.
686 Academy Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10034. The closest subway is Dyckman St (A) (3-minute walk), served by the 1 and A lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: September 2006. 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.
- 2026-08-02 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 34, 3rd STORY…"
- 2026-08-02 "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN DRAIN LINE AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP…"
- 2026-08-02 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM…"
- 2026-08-02 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED…"
- 2026-08-02 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER PLATE AT SOUTH AND WEST WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOC…"
- 2026-07-13
- 2026-07-13
- 2026-04-28
- 2026-04-28
- 2024-06-24
- Class C · 36 open · penalty 540 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 56 open · penalty 280 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 10 open · penalty 10 · (1/ea)
- 2026-06-12 · Apt 55 · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-06-12 · Apt 55 · EMERGENCY · SAFETY
- 2026-06-04 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2025-01-07
- 1995-08-29
- 1993-03-18
6 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2022). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.
21 earlier hazards cited and remediated.
Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1930). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 67
- HARRASSMENT 2: 64
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 51
- GRAND LARCENY: 47
- VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 37
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 724
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 277
- PLUMBING: 228
- Noise - Residential: 199
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 180
- MY DELI GROCERY INC
- TOWN DRUG AT BROADWAY, INC.
- JMW CONSTRUCTION INC.
- PS 176
- Amistad Dual Language School
- Muscota
- PS 176
- Harold O. Levy School
- High School for Excellence and Innovation
- Harold O. Levy School
- Inwood Early College for Health and Information Te
- High School for Excellence and Innovation
Levels add up to 15 because a school serving K-8 is listed under both Elementary and Middle. 14 distinct schools are within range.
- Dyckman St
- Inwood-207 St
- 207 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Washington Heights Academy
- New Camerata Opera Inc
- Up Theater Company, Inc.
- Inwood Library–joseph And Sheila Rosenblatt Building
- Lt. Wm. Tighe Triangle
- Equity Project Charter School 2
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Astound Broadband Fiber Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 1,500 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
- Verizon Fiber Up to 980 Mbps down · 880 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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