Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
43
out of 100
Heavier than 94% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
100 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 35 apartments here are rent stabilized.
527 WEST 157TH STREET · 35 apartments · built 1925 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 35 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 100 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 8% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
100 violations the city still lists as unresolved
76 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 16 months.
- Paint / plaster25
- Disrepair19
- Pests17
- Water leak10
- Lead paint9
- Plumbing7
- Fire & life safety6
- Other4
- Heat / hot water2
- Structural1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2019-12-19 and remains open on HPD’s records.