Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
81
out of 100
Heavier than 35% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
17 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 15 apartments here are rent stabilized.
501 WEST 173RD STREET · 20 apartments · built 1911 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 15 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1/A/C train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 17 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 4% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
17 violations the city still lists as unresolved
17 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.3 years.
- Paint / plaster7
- Fire & life safety3
- Disrepair2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Heat / hot water1
- Water leak1
- Pests1
- Structural1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 65% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2011-01-13 and remains open on HPD’s records.