Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
40
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
30 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 13% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
536 WEST 159TH STREET · 10 apartments · built 1913 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 13% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 10 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 30 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
30 violations the city still lists as unresolved
23 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4 months.
- Heat / hot water7
- Paint / plaster6
- Disrepair4
- Other4
- Fire & life safety2
- Water leak2
- Pests2
- Mold1
- Lead paint1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1997-04-08 and remains open on HPD’s records.