Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
54
out of 100
Heavier than 79% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
38 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 36 apartments here are rent stabilized.
559 WEST 171ST STREET · 36 apartments · built 1912 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 36 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1/A/C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 38 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 5% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
38 violations the city still lists as unresolved
38 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 years.
- Disrepair10
- Paint / plaster7
- Pests7
- Fire & life safety4
- Other2
- Mold2
- Structural2
- Heat / hot water1
- Gas1
- Electrical1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 81% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2012-06-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.