Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
49
out of 100
Heavier than 87% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
32 open hazardous violations, against a typical 0 nearby.
542 WEST 162ND STREET · 3 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Nothing notable in the record.
Against it
- 32 open hazardous violations, against a typical 0 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
32 violations the city still lists as unresolved
32 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Fire & life safety11
- Disrepair5
- Plumbing4
- Pests3
- Paint / plaster3
- Heat / hot water3
- Gas2
- Structural1
A typical building under 6 apartments has 0. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-01-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.