Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in Washington Heights (South)
101 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
522 WEST 158TH STREET · 29 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 101 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
101 violations the city still lists as unresolved
101 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 44 years.
- Disrepair26
- Plumbing19
- Paint / plaster14
- Heat / hot water13
- Other11
- Pests6
- Water leak4
- Structural2
- Electrical2
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Mold1
- Fire & life safety1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1979-02-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.