131 WEST 197 STREET is a prewar 1920 building, 2 units in University Heights, NYC. Owned by WESTSIDE EMPIRE LLC. Public records show 4 open violations, 57 311 complaints, 2 active litigation matters on file.
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§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELETRICAL LIGHT WALL SWITCH IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE TREAD 3RD FROM BOTTOM STAIR AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
Blocked Driveway — No Access
Blocked Driveway — No Access
Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
SAFETY — SPRINKLER
UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
Dirty Condition — Trash
University Heights takes its name from the former NYU campus (now Bronx Community College) perched on a bluff above the Harlem River. The student population mixes with a largely Dominican residential community, and the Hall of Fame for Great Americans is a little-known landmark on campus.