Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
61
out of 100
Heavier than 67% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
551 WEST 157TH STREET · 31 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 30 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
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 2.1 years.
- Disrepair10
- Pests7
- Fire & life safety3
- Paint / plaster2
- Plumbing2
- Mold2
- Other2
- Heat / hot water1
- Structural1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 77% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2006-08-09 and remains open on HPD’s records.