Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
36
out of 100
Heavier than 99% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
212 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
531 WEST 162ND STREET · 9 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 212 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
212 violations the city still lists as unresolved
212 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 years.
- Paint / plaster47
- Disrepair33
- Fire & life safety22
- Water leak22
- Pests20
- Other16
- Mold12
- Electrical11
- Structural9
- Plumbing8
- Gas6
- Refuse / sanitation4
- Registration & signage1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 100% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2010-06-01 and remains open on HPD’s records.