Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
60
out of 100
Heavier than 69% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
19 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
537 WEST 156TH STREET · 20 apartments · built 1916 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 3 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 19 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
19 violations the city still lists as unresolved
19 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 12 months.
- Fire & life safety6
- Disrepair4
- Pests2
- Plumbing2
- Paint / plaster2
- Other2
- Water leak1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 67% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2015-09-08 and remains open on HPD’s records.