Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
98
out of 100
Heavier than 17% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 0 nearby.
556 WEST 173RD STREET · 4 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Nothing notable in the record.
Against it
- 29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 0 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
29 violations the city still lists as unresolved
29 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Other7
- Disrepair6
- Structural5
- Heat / hot water4
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Fire & life safety2
- Paint / plaster1
- Lead paint1
A typical building under 6 apartments has 0. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1989-08-29 and remains open on HPD’s records.