Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
72
out of 100
Heavier than 47% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
81 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 20 apartments here are rent stabilized.
552 WEST 163RD STREET · 21 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 20 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 81 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
81 violations the city still lists as unresolved
81 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 12 years.
- Lead paint36
- Pests14
- Mold6
- Fire & life safety4
- Water leak4
- Other4
- Structural4
- Disrepair3
- Paint / plaster3
- Plumbing2
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1988-04-19 and remains open on HPD’s records.