Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
46
out of 100
Heavier than 91% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
52 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 20% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
657 WEST 161ST STREET · 48 apartments · built 1915 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 20% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 44 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 52 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
52 violations the city still lists as unresolved
52 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 months.
- Lead paint22
- Paint / plaster11
- Pests9
- Water leak3
- Disrepair3
- Mold1
- Fire & life safety1
- Other1
- Structural1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 87% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-05-01 and remains open on HPD’s records.