Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Heavier than 11% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
16 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 3 apartments here are rent stabilized.
566 WEST 159TH STREET · 28 apartments · built 1913 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 3 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 16 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
16 violations the city still lists as unresolved
16 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 17 years.
- Fire & life safety5
- Lead paint3
- Disrepair2
- Paint / plaster2
- Other2
- Heat / hot water1
- Pests1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 63% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-05-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.