Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
43
out of 100
Heavier than 95% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
39 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 25 apartments here are rent stabilized.
509 WEST 161ST STREET · 25 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 25 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 39 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
39 violations the city still lists as unresolved
32 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 months.
- Structural8
- Fire & life safety6
- Mold5
- Gas4
- Paint / plaster4
- Disrepair3
- Lead paint3
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Water leak2
- Pests1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 81% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2011-08-26 and remains open on HPD’s records.