Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
44
out of 100
Heavier than 93% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
70 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
506 WEST 162ND STREET · 16 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 70 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
70 violations the city still lists as unresolved
69 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 21 months.
- Lead paint22
- Disrepair11
- Fire & life safety10
- Pests8
- Other6
- Paint / plaster6
- Water leak3
- Plumbing2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-03-06 and remains open on HPD’s records.