Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
43
out of 100
Heavier than 94% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
24 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 11% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
555 WEST 159TH STREET · 7 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 11% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 7 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 24 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
24 violations the city still lists as unresolved
24 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 months.
- Fire & life safety8
- Pests7
- Paint / plaster4
- Disrepair2
- Other1
- Mold1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 88% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2021-10-18 and remains open on HPD’s records.