Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
62
out of 100
Heavier than 65% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
21 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 23 apartments here are rent stabilized.
526 WEST 161ST STREET · 24 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 23 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 21 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 6% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
21 violations the city still lists as unresolved
20 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 months.
- Disrepair7
- Fire & life safety4
- Other3
- Pests3
- Water leak1
- Paint / plaster1
- Plumbing1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 69% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2021-05-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.