Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
50
out of 100
Heavier than 86% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
72 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 20 apartments here are rent stabilized.
517 WEST 159TH STREET · 20 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 20 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 72 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
72 violations the city still lists as unresolved
72 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 22 months.
- Disrepair21
- Paint / plaster12
- Plumbing11
- Fire & life safety9
- Mold8
- Water leak6
- Pests2
- Other2
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 92% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2019-11-19 and remains open on HPD’s records.