Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
56
out of 100
Heavier than 75% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
22 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
261 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE · 36 apartments · built 1946 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- A train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 22 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
22 violations the city still lists as unresolved
21 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3 months.
- Electrical5
- Fire & life safety4
- Paint / plaster3
- Structural2
- Pests2
- Other2
- Plumbing1
- Disrepair1
- Water leak1
- Mold1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 70% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2018-05-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.