Upper Manhattan Has the Borough's Worst Landlords, Report Says

Upper Manhattan Has the Borough's Worst Landlords, Report Says

December 28, 2011 7:22pm | By Jeff Mays, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

All but 11 of Manhattan's worst landlords own buildings in Washington Heights, Inwood and Harlem, according to a watch list issued by Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. (DNAinfo/Patrick Hedlund)

HARLEM — A vast majority of Manhattan's worst buildings are in Washington Heights, Inwood and Harlem, according to a watch list issued by Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, which details the worst landlords and their properties citywide.

Some 45 of the borough's 56 buildings included on the list — for violations ranging from mold to lead paint — are located in the area, according to the report. Four of the five with the worst record are in Harlem, one is in Washington Heights and all have at least 240 violations each, the report said.

Topping the list is 307 W. 153 St. in Harlem, which has racked up 398 violations, while the second worst building, at 206 Audubon Ave., has 367 violations, according to the list.

The landlord who has racked up the most violations citywide is Josh Neustein of 1071 Home Corp., who has eight buildings, including four in Upper Manhattan, and a total of 1,187 violations, 753 of them considered hazardous, according to the list.

He's among seven landlords who have buildings in Upper Manhattan — three in Harlem and four in Washington Heights — who were listed among the 50 worst in the city.

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