Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
42
out of 100
Heavier than 97% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 17 apartments here are rent stabilized.
534 WEST 178TH STREET · 21 apartments · built 1906 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 17 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 9% 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 3 months.
- Gas17
- Disrepair4
- Paint / plaster2
- Other1
- Pests1
- Water leak1
- Plumbing1
- Heat / hot water1
- Mold1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 76% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2025-02-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.