Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
84
out of 100
Heavier than 32% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
98 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 45 apartments here are rent stabilized.
559 WEST 172ND STREET · 47 apartments · built 1923 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 45 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1/A/C train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 98 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
98 violations the city still lists as unresolved
98 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Disrepair19
- Fire & life safety17
- Other16
- Pests15
- Structural9
- Plumbing7
- Paint / plaster7
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Lead paint2
- Electrical1
- Heat / hot water1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1988-08-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.