Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
55
out of 100
Heavier than 78% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
26 open hazardous violations, against a typical 0 nearby. On the other hand, 4 apartments here are rent stabilized.
521 WEST 157TH STREET · 4 apartments · built 1901 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 4 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 26 open hazardous violations, against a typical 0 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
26 violations the city still lists as unresolved
26 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.2 years.
- Paint / plaster5
- Disrepair5
- Mold4
- Other4
- Water leak3
- Plumbing3
- Refuse / sanitation2
A typical building under 6 apartments has 0. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2019-11-01 and remains open on HPD’s records.