Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
51
out of 100
Heavier than 84% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
50 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 4% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
540 WEST 159TH STREET · 15 apartments · built 1913 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 4% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 15 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 50 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
50 violations the city still lists as unresolved
50 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.6 years.
- Disrepair15
- Paint / plaster9
- Fire & life safety7
- Water leak6
- Structural4
- Plumbing3
- Mold2
- Other2
- Pests1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2017-08-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.