Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
45
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
619 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 15 apartments here are rent stabilized.
438 WEST 164TH STREET · 20 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-15
In its favor
- 15 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 619 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
619 violations the city still lists as unresolved
617 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 years.
- Disrepair128
- Paint / plaster127
- Water leak68
- Fire & life safety66
- Other47
- Plumbing37
- Pests35
- Heat / hot water26
- Mold23
- Structural19
- Lead paint15
- Electrical14
- Refuse / sanitation7
- Gas7
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 100% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-06-18 and remains open on HPD’s records.