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Manhattan Community District 12

Manhattan Community District 12 covers Washington Heights and Inwood, the northern end of Manhattan from 155th Street up, between the Hudson River and the Harlem River. It has the oldest housing stock in Manhattan by this measure: about 81% of its roughly 75,900 homes are in buildings dated before 1940. Most are in mid-size apartment buildings, 52% elevator and 42% walk-up. NYCHA's largest development here is Dyckman Houses (1,167 apartments). The A train runs to Inwood-207 St and the C to 168 St, while the 1 runs from 157 St to 215 St. The district has some of Manhattan's largest parks: Inwood Hill Park, Fort Washington Park and Fort Tryon Park, plus Isham Park and Sherman Creek.

Manhattan Community District 12 has 72,365 open HPD housing violations, 21,089 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 39,843 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 2nd most open violations of 12 community districts in Manhattan. Per apartment it ranks 21st of 59 citywide, at 954.0 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations

72,365

21,089 Class C

New violations, last 12 months

39,843

13,057 Class C · 1st in Manhattan

Residential units

75.9K

2,725 tax lots

Open violations per 1,000 homes

954.0

City median 760.6

Heat complaints this season

295

462 by this date last season

Average year built

1925

Lots with a known year

Rent-stabilized units (2024)

49K

1,488 buildings · 65% of homes

How serious are the open violations?

Open HPD violations by class

Class C21,089 · 29%Class B37,514 · 52%Class A13,762 · 19%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 15, 2026

What residents report to 311

Housing-related 311 complaints, last 12 months

Heat / hot water21.6KHeat / hot water: 21,646
Residential noise10.7KResidential noise: 10,739
Unsanitary condition5,880Unsanitary condition: 5,880
Plumbing4,198Plumbing: 4,198
Paint / plaster4,173Paint / plaster: 4,173
Door / window2,869Door / window: 2,869
Water leak2,455Water leak: 2,455
Flooring / stairs2,182Flooring / stairs: 2,182
General repairs2,038General repairs: 2,038
Electric1,622Electric: 1,622

Source: NYC 311 Service Requests · data as of Oct 15, 2026

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Manhattan community districts

Manhattan Community District 12 highlighted

CD 101,390.4CD 10: 1,390.4
CD 91,201.7CD 9: 1,201.7
CD 12954CD 12: 954
CD 11762CD 11: 762
CD 3469.6CD 3: 469.6
CD 2382.3CD 2: 382.3
CD 7307CD 7: 307
CD 4290.7CD 4: 290.7
CD 8212.4CD 8: 212.4
CD 5182.7CD 5: 182.7
CD 6158CD 6: 158
CD 157.2CD 1: 57.2

Source: NYC HPD violations and DCP PLUTO · data as of Oct 15, 2026

Good to know

About 75,900 homes; 81% in buildings dated before 1940, the highest share in Manhattan (PLUTO 26v2)
Subway: A to Inwood-207 St; C to 168 St; 1 from 157 St to 215 St
Parks: Inwood Hill Park (about 196 acres), Fort Washington Park (about 184 acres), Fort Tryon Park (about 67 acres)
NYCHA: Dyckman Houses, 1,167 apartments

Neighborhoods included

Inwood · Washington Heights

Before you rent or buy here

Check the buildingLook up any address for violations, complaints and owner.Read the violation classesWhat A, B and C mean and how fast owners must fix them.Work out your budgetThe 40× income rule most NYC landlords use.

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Fact-checked October 12, 2026

Neighborhood list from the NYC Planning community profile (neighborhood names are not officially designated). Housing shares computed from PLUTO 26v2 (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks) residential units by building class (C = walk-up, D = elevator, R = condominium, A/B = one- and two-family); 'before 1940' uses PLUTO year built, which is estimated for many older buildings. Subway stations placed by point-in-polygon test of MTA station coordinates (data.ny.gov 39hk-dx4f, which reflects the late-2025 F/M swap) against the community district boundary (data.cityofnewyork.us 5crt-au7u); stations within about 150 m outside the line are called 'on the edge'. Park names and acreage from NYC Parks Properties (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/enfh-gkve). Boundaries from the Wikipedia article on Manhattan Community Board 12. 'Highest share' compares pre-1940 unit shares across the 12 Manhattan districts. NYCHA development names and apartment counts from the NYCHA Development Data Book, data as of 2025-01-01 (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/evjd-dqpz). Fact-check 2026-10-12: re-ran the PLUTO 26v2 unit query (unit totals and walk-up/elevator/condo/pre-1940 shares match), re-ran the station point-in-polygon test against 39hk-dx4f and the 5crt-au7u boundary, re-queried the NYCHA Data Book and Parks Properties (names, apartment counts and acreage match), matched the neighborhood list to the NYC Planning community profile, and checked boundary wording against the cited board pages. F/M service pattern per the MTA swap of Dec 8, 2025 (F via 53 St and M via 63 St on weekdays only).

Sources

NYC Planning Community District Profiles: Manhattan Community District 12 · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
Manhattan Community Board 12 (Wikipedia) · Wikipedia (accessed October 12, 2026)
MTA Subway Stations (station list with routes and coordinates) · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO), version 26v2 · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
NYC Parks Properties · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (accessed October 12, 2026)
NYCHA Development Data Book · New York City Housing Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)

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“Open” counts every HPD violation not yet recorded as corrected, including old ones owners never certified, so totals can exceed the number of apartments. Statistics: NYC Open Data (HPD violations, 311 service requests, DCP PLUTO) and rent-stabilized counts from DOF tax bills (via JustFix), updated Oct 15, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.