Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
55
out of 100
Heavier than 77% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
37 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 25 apartments here are rent stabilized.
617 WEST 170TH STREET · 33 apartments · built 1917 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 25 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1/A/C train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 37 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 8% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
37 violations the city still lists as unresolved
37 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.1 years.
- Fire & life safety10
- Lead paint8
- Paint / plaster6
- Other3
- Structural3
- Disrepair2
- Mold2
- Pests2
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 80% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-06-18 and remains open on HPD’s records.