Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
81
out of 100
Heavier than 36% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
4 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 28% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
509 WEST 159TH STREET · 22 apartments · built 1916 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 28% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 17 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 4 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
4 violations the city still lists as unresolved
4 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.9 years.
- Pests2
- Water leak1
- Fire & life safety1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 40% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2013-12-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.