Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
65
out of 100
Heavier than 60% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
229 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 23 apartments here are rent stabilized.
509 WEST 169TH STREET · 48 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 23 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1/A/C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 229 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
229 violations the city still lists as unresolved
229 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 years.
- Disrepair52
- Other39
- Fire & life safety35
- Paint / plaster23
- Plumbing15
- Structural15
- Lead paint14
- Pests13
- Heat / hot water11
- Gas4
- Mold3
- Water leak3
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1988-10-18 and remains open on HPD’s records.