Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
46
out of 100
Heavier than 91% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
144 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 18 apartments here are rent stabilized.
561 WEST 169TH STREET · 19 apartments · built 1922 · records to 2026-09-17
In its favor
- 18 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1/A/C train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 144 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
144 violations the city still lists as unresolved
144 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.7 years.
- Lead paint42
- Fire & life safety33
- Pests23
- Disrepair12
- Paint / plaster11
- Mold9
- Plumbing4
- Water leak4
- Other2
- Structural2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-01-30 and remains open on HPD’s records.