Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
43
out of 100
Heavier than 95% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
99 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 19 apartments here are rent stabilized.
532 WEST 159TH STREET · 20 apartments · built 1913 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 19 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 99 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
99 violations the city still lists as unresolved
93 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.1 years.
- Disrepair22
- Paint / plaster17
- Heat / hot water12
- Pests10
- Plumbing9
- Mold8
- Fire & life safety7
- Water leak5
- Structural2
- Electrical2
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Other2
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-10-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.