Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in Washington Heights (South)
109 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
522 WEST 174TH STREET · 16 apartments · built 1907 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1/A/C train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 109 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
109 violations the city still lists as unresolved
109 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 41 years.
- Paint / plaster26
- Disrepair24
- Plumbing15
- Fire & life safety14
- Other8
- Structural7
- Water leak5
- Pests4
- Heat / hot water4
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1976-07-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.