Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
96
out of 100
Heavier than 19% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
24 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
516 WEST 158TH STREET · 47 apartments · built 1928 · 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
- 24 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 5% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
24 violations the city still lists as unresolved
24 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 17 years.
- Fire & life safety6
- Disrepair5
- Paint / plaster4
- Water leak3
- Plumbing2
- Electrical1
- Pests1
- Other1
- Structural1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 72% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-01-30 and remains open on HPD’s records.