Upper West Side, Manhattan

    Upper West Side neighborhood report on Brix — violations, complaints, and landlord history for buildings in this area.

    Brix tracks 4,144 buildings in Upper West Side, covering 133,962 apartments. Across them there are 12,379 open HPD violations, and 610 buildings carry at least one Class C hazard — the immediately hazardous tier covering things like no heat, no hot water, and lead paint.

    Tenants filed 23,652 complaints against Upper West Side buildings in the last 12 months, or 0.18 per apartment. Complaints and violations are separate records: a complaint that closes without an inspector getting inside leaves no violation behind.

    The pattern in Upper West Side is immediately hazardous violations (567 buildings), mold & leaks (374 buildings), and buildings getting worse (241 buildings). Those are the issue groups with the most buildings behind them here, not a ranking of severity.

    The addresses carrying the most open violations in Upper West Side right now:

    A high count usually means an older building with a long-running record, not necessarily the worst place to live — the building's own page shows what the violations are and whether they're being cleared.

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    Living in Upper West Side: what the building signals say

    Upper West Side carries a heavy load of open building violations. Across 4,144 residential buildings there are 12,379 open violations — about 3.0 per building, below the Manhattan average of 4.11. 610 buildings have at least one immediately hazardous violation open.

    Residents filed 23,652 complaints in the past 12 months. How fast repairs happen varies a lot by landlord, so read the exact building report before signing a lease.

    Neighborhood at a glance

    Open Violations
    12,379
    ~3.0 per building
    Complaints (12mo)
    23,652
    Hazardous (Class C)
    610
    buildings with hazardous violations

    These are neighborhood averages, not an answer about any one address. Two buildings on the same block can look nothing alike.

    Scoped to ZIP 10023, 10024, 10025, 10069

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    Brix shows city record data for every residential building in Upper West Side, Manhattan. Violation and complaint data comes from NYC HPD and DOB. Always do your own due diligence before signing a lease.