Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
50
out of 100
Heavier than 84% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
66 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 18% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
539 WEST 162ND STREET · 30 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 18% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 20 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 66 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
66 violations the city still lists as unresolved
55 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.8 years.
- Pests16
- Fire & life safety9
- Lead paint9
- Disrepair8
- Mold8
- Paint / plaster7
- Water leak3
- Plumbing2
- Structural1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Other1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2018-10-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.