Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
44
out of 100
Heavier than 94% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
122 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
568 WEST 173RD STREET · 16 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1/A/C train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 122 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
122 violations the city still lists as unresolved
122 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 36 years.
- Disrepair35
- Paint / plaster32
- Structural16
- Plumbing8
- Fire & life safety7
- Other7
- Heat / hot water6
- Pests5
- Water leak4
- Electrical2
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1974-10-26 and remains open on HPD’s records.