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City Council District 7

City Council District 7 runs up Manhattan's West Side from the upper Upper West Side and Manhattan Valley through Morningside Heights, Manhattanville and West Harlem to Hamilton Heights, Sugar Hill and southern Washington Heights. It is mostly pre-war apartment stock: about 71% of its roughly 81,000 residential units are in buildings PLUTO dates before 1940, and about 62% are in elevator buildings and 23% in walk-ups. The 1 train runs the length of the district along Broadway, from 96 St (also 2 and 3) to 145 St, with stops at 116 St-Columbia University and 137 St-City College. Riverside Park, Morningside Park, West Harlem Piers and part of Fort Washington Park line the district.

City Council District 7 has 63,015 open HPD housing violations, 15,402 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 24,663 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 4th most open violations of 10 council districts in Manhattan. Per apartment it ranks 27th of 51 citywide, at 775.4 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations
63,015
15,402 Class C
New violations, last 12 months
24,663
8,141 Class C · 3rd in Manhattan
Residential units
81.3K
3,100 tax lots
Open violations per 1,000 homes
775.4
City median 781.2
Heat complaints this season
703
605 by this date last season
Average year built
1917
Lots with a known year
Rent-stabilized units (2024)
26.4K
1,278 buildings · 32% of homes
How serious are the open violations?
Open HPD violations by class
Class C15,402 · 24%Class B32,580 · 52%Class A15,033 · 24%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 23, 2026

What residents report to 311
Housing-related 311 complaints, last 12 months
  • Heat / hot water13K
  • Residential noise7,352
  • Unsanitary condition3,899
  • Plumbing2,657
  • Paint / plaster2,533
  • Door / window1,764
  • General repairs1,627
  • Water leak1,531
  • Flooring / stairs1,164
  • Electric970

Source: NYC 311 Service Requests · data as of Oct 23, 2026

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Manhattan council districts
City Council District 7 highlighted

Source: NYC HPD violations and DCP PLUTO · data as of Oct 23, 2026

Good to know

  • Subway: 1 from 96 St to 145 St; 2 and 3 at 96 St
  • About 71% of residential units were built before 1940 (PLUTO yearbuilt)
  • About 7% of residential units are in NYCHA-owned buildings
  • Parks include Riverside Park, Morningside Park and West Harlem Piers

Neighborhoods included

Upper West Side · Manhattan Valley · Morningside Heights · Manhattanville · West Harlem · Hamilton Heights · Sugar Hill · Washington Heights (South)

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

Re-verified 2026-10-12: neighborhoods match council.nyc.gov/district-7. PLUTO 26v2: 81,265 units; pre-1940 71.1%, D 61.9%, C 22.7%, NYCHA 7.4%. Stations: 1 train 96 St to 145 St (2, 3 at 96 St). Parks: Riverside (shared with 6), Morningside, West Harlem Piers, Fort Washington (shared with 10).

Sources

  1. City Council District 7 · New York City Council (accessed October 12, 2026)
  2. Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO), version 26v2 · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
  3. MTA Subway Stations (station list with routes and coordinates) · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
  4. City Council Districts (boundary file) · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
  5. Parks Properties · NYC Department of Parks & Recreation (accessed October 12, 2026)

General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules change; confirm with the agency or a professional before you act.

“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 23, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.