Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
44
out of 100
Heavier than 94% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
56 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
504 WEST 157TH STREET · 8 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 56 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
56 violations the city still lists as unresolved
56 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.7 years.
- Pests11
- Heat / hot water8
- Disrepair8
- Paint / plaster8
- Water leak7
- Fire & life safety6
- Structural2
- Lead paint2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Other1
- Electrical1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1992-03-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.