Westerleigh

Mid-island residential neighborhood with a historic Prohibition-era temperance background, quiet tree-lined streets, and a predominantly middle-class family character.

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RODENT COMPLAINTS · HIGHHEAT COMPLAINTS · TYPICAL// median building 1960

Westerleigh Building Violation Profile

Measured from HPD violations and 311 complaints filed in the 12 months to September 2026, matched to this area's buildings. Use it to set expectations before you sign or hire.

RODENT COMPLAINTS
High

Rodent complaints ran 22.5 per 1,000 apartments, above the citywide 8.8.

HEAT COMPLAINTS
Typical

Heat and hot water complaints in Westerleigh ran 113.3 per 1,000 apartments over that year, close to the citywide 125.7.

BUILDING AGE
1960

The median Westerleigh apartment building went up in 1960, 16.6% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 70.2% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).

Most common HPD issues in Westerleigh

01Heat and hot water
02Unsanitary conditions and pests
03Plumbing
CONTEXT

HPD issued 8 violations per 100 apartments in Westerleigh over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 1.3 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 78.9% of buildings recorded none.

FOR RENTERS

Area figures describe 114 buildings holding 1,117 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average.

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What the Records Show in Westerleigh

Buildings in Westerleigh averaged 8 HPD violations per 100 apartments over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 1.3 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 78.9% of buildings recorded none at all.

MeasureWesterleighCitywide
Apartment buildings114172,071
Apartments1,1172,846,490
HPD violations per 100 apartments830.1
Class C (immediately hazardous) per 1001.39.2
Buildings with no violations78.9%45.3%
Apartments in pre-1940 buildings16.6%45.8%
Apartments in buildings of 5 floors or fewer70.2%37.1%
Median year built1960n/a

Figures cover buildings with three or more apartments in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, using HPD violations inspected in the 12 months to September 2026 and city lot records. Citywide figures use the same method. Search a specific address for that building’s own record.

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Building Stock & Character

BUILDING TYPES

Single-family homes, some two-family houses

CHARACTER

Quiet, tree-lined, middle-class, historically dry neighborhood, family-oriented

// TRANSIT

S62/S92 buses; car essentially required

CHALLENGES

No rail transit, car essential, limited amenities, long Manhattan commute

Westerleigh Renter FAQs

What building problems are most reported in Westerleigh?
Tenants in Westerleigh filed about 6,845 housing complaints to 311 in the 12 months to September 2026. Heat and hot water accounted for 28.4% of them, ahead of unsanitary conditions and pests at 22.3%. HPD issued 8 violations per 100 apartments in Westerleigh over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 1.3 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 78.9% of buildings recorded none.
How common are rodent complaints in Westerleigh?
Rodent complaints ran 22.5 per 1,000 apartments, above the citywide 8.8. Tenants in Westerleigh filed about 6,845 housing complaints to 311 in the 12 months to September 2026. Heat and hot water accounted for 28.4% of them, ahead of unsanitary conditions and pests at 22.3%.
What should renters check before signing a lease in Westerleigh?
Area figures describe 114 buildings holding 1,117 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average.
How old are the buildings in Westerleigh?
The median Westerleigh apartment building went up in 1960, 16.6% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 70.2% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).
How common are heat complaints in Westerleigh?
Heat and hot water complaints in Westerleigh ran 113.3 per 1,000 apartments over that year, close to the citywide 125.7. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31, when an owner must keep apartments at 68F by day when it is below 55F outside, and 62F overnight.