Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
89
out of 100
Heavier than 27% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
13 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 25 apartments here are rent stabilized.
640 WEST 171ST STREET · 31 apartments · built 1916 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 25 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1/A/C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 13 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
13 violations the city still lists as unresolved
13 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.7 years.
- Lead paint4
- Disrepair4
- Paint / plaster4
- Mold1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 60% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-06-18 and remains open on HPD’s records.