Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
43
out of 100
Heavier than 95% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
76 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 20 apartments here are rent stabilized.
548 WEST 163RD STREET · 20 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
- 76 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 4% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
76 violations the city still lists as unresolved
76 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 months.
- Paint / plaster19
- Water leak18
- Fire & life safety13
- Pests7
- Lead paint7
- Mold5
- Structural3
- Disrepair3
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 92% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1989-02-21 and remains open on HPD’s records.