Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
99
out of 100
Heavier than 14% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
8 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 12 apartments here are rent stabilized.
556 WEST 160TH STREET · 15 apartments · built 1906 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 12 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 8 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
8 violations the city still lists as unresolved
8 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 17 years.
- Lead paint5
- Mold2
- Gas1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 71% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1989-12-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.