Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
56
out of 100
Heavier than 76% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
89 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 37 apartments here are rent stabilized.
543 WEST 162ND STREET · 44 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 37 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 89 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 5% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
89 violations the city still lists as unresolved
89 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.9 years.
- Fire & life safety17
- Disrepair15
- Paint / plaster12
- Lead paint11
- Pests9
- Mold8
- Plumbing6
- Structural5
- Other5
- Water leak1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2017-01-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.