Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
55
out of 100
Heavier than 77% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
95 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 1 apartment here are rent stabilized.
512 WEST 156TH STREET · 20 apartments · built 1908 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 1 apartment here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 95 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
95 violations the city still lists as unresolved
95 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.4 years.
- Fire & life safety32
- Paint / plaster17
- Disrepair13
- Mold6
- Heat / hot water6
- Structural6
- Water leak5
- Pests4
- Other3
- Plumbing2
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2001-06-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.