Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
55
out of 100
Heavier than 76% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
37 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 4% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
513 WEST 159TH STREET · 10 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 4% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 10 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 37 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 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 3.2 years.
- Lead paint10
- Water leak6
- Paint / plaster6
- Pests5
- Mold4
- Disrepair3
- Fire & life safety3
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2018-05-07 and remains open on HPD’s records.