Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
40
out of 100
Heavier than 97% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
86 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 16 apartments here are rent stabilized.
516 WEST 156TH STREET · 22 apartments · built 1952 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 16 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 86 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 4% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
86 violations the city still lists as unresolved
79 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 months.
- Water leak19
- Paint / plaster19
- Disrepair18
- Fire & life safety10
- Plumbing7
- Heat / hot water5
- Other3
- Mold2
- Structural1
- Gas1
- Pests1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2016-08-01 and remains open on HPD’s records.