Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
51
out of 100
Heavier than 84% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
71 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 16 apartments here are rent stabilized.
507 WEST 158TH STREET · 20 apartments · built 1905 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 16 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 71 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 6% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
71 violations the city still lists as unresolved
71 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.7 years.
- Plumbing16
- Disrepair11
- Paint / plaster11
- Fire & life safety8
- Water leak8
- Pests7
- Lead paint4
- Structural2
- Heat / hot water2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Mold1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 92% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2019-09-09 and remains open on HPD’s records.