Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in Washington Heights (South)
55 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 3% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
426 WEST 163RD STREET · 12 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 3% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 55 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
55 violations the city still lists as unresolved
55 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 44 years.
- Paint / plaster14
- Disrepair11
- Other9
- Pests5
- Heat / hot water5
- Plumbing4
- Fire & life safety3
- Structural2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1975-05-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.