Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
47
out of 100
Heavier than 90% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
46 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 10% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
540 WEST 158TH STREET · 30 apartments · built 1925 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 10% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 29 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 46 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
46 violations the city still lists as unresolved
46 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 33 days.
- Disrepair11
- Paint / plaster10
- Pests7
- Lead paint7
- Plumbing4
- Other2
- Fire & life safety2
- Electrical1
- Gas1
- Mold1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 85% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2014-12-01 and remains open on HPD’s records.