Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
56
out of 100
Heavier than 75% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
46 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 30% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
537 WEST 158TH STREET · 24 apartments · built 1909 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 30% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 14 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 46 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
46 violations the city still lists as unresolved
46 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 months.
- Disrepair11
- Paint / plaster10
- Plumbing5
- Pests5
- Structural4
- Other3
- Fire & life safety3
- Water leak2
- Heat / hot water2
- Electrical1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 85% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1987-04-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.