Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
81
out of 100
Heavier than 35% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
8 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 26% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
654 WEST 161ST STREET · 50 apartments · built 1915 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 26% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 48 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 8 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
8 violations the city still lists as unresolved
8 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.1 years.
- Mold5
- Paint / plaster1
- Water leak1
- Structural1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 50% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2018-06-19 and remains open on HPD’s records.