Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
70
out of 100
Heavier than 51% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 21 apartments here are rent stabilized.
523 WEST 157TH STREET · 22 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 21 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
31 violations the city still lists as unresolved
31 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Lead paint9
- Fire & life safety7
- Pests6
- Paint / plaster4
- Structural3
- Mold2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 77% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1992-06-09 and remains open on HPD’s records.