Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
69
out of 100
Heavier than 54% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
15 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
515 WEST 159TH STREET · 16 apartments · built 1905 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 15 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 15 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
15 violations the city still lists as unresolved
15 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 6 years.
- Fire & life safety5
- Pests3
- Disrepair3
- Other2
- Paint / plaster1
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 81% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2017-08-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.