Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
55
out of 100
Heavier than 78% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
153 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 77 apartments here are rent stabilized.
525 EDGECOMBE AVENUE · 89 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 77 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 153 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
153 violations the city still lists as unresolved
153 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.4 years.
- Pests29
- Paint / plaster26
- Fire & life safety23
- Disrepair20
- Lead paint17
- Water leak11
- Plumbing10
- Other7
- Mold6
- Heat / hot water2
- Structural2
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2014-10-01 and remains open on HPD’s records.