Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
93
out of 100
Heavier than 22% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
8 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
552 WEST 161ST STREET · 7 apartments · built 1900 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 4 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 8 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
8 violations the city still lists as unresolved
8 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 years.
- Pests4
- Paint / plaster2
- Fire & life safety1
- Disrepair1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 71% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2017-09-12 and remains open on HPD’s records.