Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
59
out of 100
Heavier than 71% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
37 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 13% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
516 WEST 159TH STREET · 21 apartments · built 1913 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 13% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 21 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 37 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
37 violations the city still lists as unresolved
37 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.7 years.
- Paint / plaster11
- Disrepair7
- Pests4
- Other3
- Mold3
- Fire & life safety3
- Plumbing2
- Water leak2
- Structural1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 80% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2015-10-14 and remains open on HPD’s records.