Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
46
out of 100
Heavier than 91% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
63 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 36 apartments here are rent stabilized.
605 WEST 156TH STREET · 44 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 36 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 63 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 6% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
63 violations the city still lists as unresolved
57 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 months.
- Fire & life safety18
- Disrepair15
- Water leak6
- Mold6
- Paint / plaster6
- Pests5
- Plumbing3
- Structural1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Electrical1
- Other1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2022-11-07 and remains open on HPD’s records.