Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
72
out of 100
Heavier than 48% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
10 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
515 WEST 172ND STREET · 22 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1/A/C train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 10 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
10 violations the city still lists as unresolved
10 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Paint / plaster3
- Fire & life safety2
- Structural2
- Other1
- Disrepair1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 54% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-10-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.