Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
61
out of 100
Heavier than 67% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
550 WEST 156TH STREET · 13 apartments · built 1896 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 4 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
29 violations the city still lists as unresolved
29 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.1 years.
- Heat / hot water8
- Water leak7
- Fire & life safety3
- Paint / plaster2
- Pests2
- Plumbing2
- Lead paint1
- Mold1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Other1
- Structural1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2022-01-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.