Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
60
out of 100
Heavier than 71% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
77 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
551 WEST 160TH STREET · 20 apartments · built 1907 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 77 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
77 violations the city still lists as unresolved
77 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Disrepair22
- Paint / plaster13
- Fire & life safety11
- Plumbing7
- Other7
- Water leak5
- Pests5
- Structural4
- Heat / hot water3
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2002-05-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.