Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
48
out of 100
Heavier than 89% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
125 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 20 apartments here are rent stabilized.
709 WEST 170TH STREET · 21 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 20 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1/A/C train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 125 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 9% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
125 violations the city still lists as unresolved
125 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.5 years.
- Disrepair30
- Pests28
- Paint / plaster17
- Lead paint15
- Mold12
- Plumbing7
- Fire & life safety6
- Electrical5
- Other2
- Structural1
- Water leak1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2002-06-26 and remains open on HPD’s records.