Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
69
out of 100
Heavier than 53% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
196 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
549 WEST 163RD STREET · 36 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 196 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
196 violations the city still lists as unresolved
196 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 years.
- Paint / plaster35
- Disrepair22
- Structural20
- Other20
- Fire & life safety19
- Pests18
- Water leak15
- Mold13
- Plumbing10
- Lead paint8
- Heat / hot water6
- Gas6
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Electrical1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1989-08-01 and remains open on HPD’s records.