Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
39
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
45 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 8% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
530 WEST 159TH STREET · 12 apartments · built 1913 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 8% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 12 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 45 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
45 violations the city still lists as unresolved
45 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4 months.
- Fire & life safety15
- Pests8
- Plumbing6
- Paint / plaster5
- Disrepair3
- Mold3
- Other2
- Water leak2
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2021-11-22 and remains open on HPD’s records.