Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
49
out of 100
Heavier than 87% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
536 WEST 156TH STREET · 6 apartments · built 1901 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
31 violations the city still lists as unresolved
31 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 22 months.
- Paint / plaster6
- Disrepair6
- Lead paint5
- Water leak4
- Pests3
- Other2
- Plumbing2
- Mold1
- Fire & life safety1
- Structural1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-06-23 and remains open on HPD’s records.