Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
48
out of 100
Heavier than 89% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 20 apartments here are rent stabilized.
650 WEST 172ND STREET · 20 apartments · built 1916 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 20 apartments here are rent stabilized
- A train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 7% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
31 violations the city still lists as unresolved
25 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.8 years.
- Pests9
- Lead paint6
- Fire & life safety4
- Plumbing3
- Water leak2
- Paint / plaster2
- Mold1
- Electrical1
- Disrepair1
- Other1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 77% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2019-09-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.