Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
45
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
69 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 30 apartments here are rent stabilized.
544 WEST 158TH STREET · 42 apartments · built 1925 · records to 2026-09-15
In its favor
- 30 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 69 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
69 violations the city still lists as unresolved
55 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4 months.
- Paint / plaster18
- Disrepair13
- Fire & life safety13
- Mold6
- Plumbing5
- Pests4
- Water leak4
- Other3
- Lead paint1
- Heat / hot water1
- Structural1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-01-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.