Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
81
out of 100
Heavier than 37% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
4 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
556 WEST 156TH STREET · 30 apartments · built 1911 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 12 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 4 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
4 violations the city still lists as unresolved
4 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.7 years.
- Paint / plaster2
- Water leak1
- Structural1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 40% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2021-04-21 and remains open on HPD’s records.