The Hall of Shame
NYC's most gloriously awful buildings — ranked by furious tenants and the city's own violation records. Heat that never comes, deposits that never return, the rodents that pay no rent. Pull up a chair.
Rankings are computed from real HPD violations, 311 complaints, and tenant ratings. The reviews below are free — everywhere else, they're give-to-get.
- #13462 3 Avenue
Concourse, Bronx · Unavailable Owner
1.974 immediately hazardous violations172 open HPD violations352 311 complaints (24mo)
See the full rap sheet →“Listing hid the real condition”
The photos online were nothing like the unit. Airshaft view they cropped out, and a pest problem they clearly knew about. Broker fee was steep for what we got. Wouldn't sign here again.
- #2700 Victory Boulevard
St. George, Staten Island · 700 Victory Boulevard LLC
1.628 immediately hazardous violations69 open HPD violations289 311 complaints (24mo)
See the full rap sheet →“They fought me on the deposit”
Withheld a big chunk of my deposit for 'cleaning' on an apartment I left spotless. No itemized list until I pushed. Repairs were always 'scheduled' and never happened. Document everything on move-in.
- #3230 Riverside Drive
Upper West Side, Manhattan · The 230 Riverside Condominum
1.48 immediately hazardous violations89 open HPD violations40 311 complaints (24mo)
See the full rap sheet →“They fought me on the deposit”
Withheld a big chunk of my deposit for 'cleaning' on an apartment I left spotless. No itemized list until I pushed. Repairs were always 'scheduled' and never happened. Document everything on move-in.
- #422 Howard Avenue
St. George, Staten Island · Grymes Hill Apartment
1.88 immediately hazardous violations23 open HPD violations225 311 complaints (24mo)
See the full rap sheet →“Listing hid the real condition”
The photos online were nothing like the unit. Airshaft view they cropped out, and a pest problem they clearly knew about. Broker fee was steep for what we got. Wouldn't sign here again.
- #5500 Grand Street
Lower East Side, Manhattan · Hillman Housing Corp
1.410 immediately hazardous violations26 open HPD violations71 311 complaints (24mo)
See the full rap sheet →“They fought me on the deposit”
Withheld a big chunk of my deposit for 'cleaning' on an apartment I left spotless. No itemized list until I pushed. Repairs were always 'scheduled' and never happened. Document everything on move-in.
- #660 1 Avenue
East Village, Manhattan · Village View Housing Corp
2.012 immediately hazardous violations32 open HPD violations61 311 complaints (24mo)
See the full rap sheet →“They fought me on the deposit”
Withheld a big chunk of my deposit for 'cleaning' on an apartment I left spotless. No itemized list until I pushed. Repairs were always 'scheduled' and never happened. Document everything on move-in.
- #725 Knolls Crescent
Riverdale, Bronx · 55 Knolls Crescent LLC
1.51 immediately hazardous violations22 open HPD violations27 311 complaints (24mo)
See the full rap sheet →“They fought me on the deposit”
Withheld a big chunk of my deposit for 'cleaning' on an apartment I left spotless. No itemized list until I pushed. Repairs were always 'scheduled' and never happened. Document everything on move-in.
- #8275 South Street
Lower East Side, Manhattan · 275 Nelson Apartments LLC
2.12 immediately hazardous violations10 open HPD violations52 311 complaints (24mo)
See the full rap sheet →“Heat issues every winter”
Inconsistent heat in the coldest months — had to use a space heater more than once. Reported it repeatedly. The building has real maintenance problems that management seems to ignore until something breaks.
- #91601 8 Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn · Bishop Boardman Senior Housing
2.80 open HPD violations64 311 complaints (24mo)
See the full rap sheet →“They fought me on the deposit”
Withheld a big chunk of my deposit for 'cleaning' on an apartment I left spotless. No itemized list until I pushed. Repairs were always 'scheduled' and never happened. Document everything on move-in.
- #1060 Knolls Crescent
Riverdale, Bronx · Knolls Coop Sect I Inc
3.41 immediately hazardous violations9 open HPD violations70 311 complaints (24mo)
See the full rap sheet →“Heat issues every winter”
Inconsistent heat in the coldest months — had to use a space heater more than once. Reported it repeatedly. The building has real maintenance problems that management seems to ignore until something breaks.
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