Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
49
out of 100
Heavier than 88% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
77 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 4% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
534 WEST 159TH STREET · 19 apartments · built 1913 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 4% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 19 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 77 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
77 violations the city still lists as unresolved
77 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.9 years.
- Disrepair19
- Fire & life safety15
- Pests8
- Paint / plaster6
- Mold6
- Heat / hot water5
- Water leak5
- Structural4
- Gas3
- Lead paint3
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Plumbing1
- Other1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2019-05-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.