Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
69
out of 100
Heavier than 53% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
20 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 60 apartments here are rent stabilized.
629 WEST 173RD STREET · 74 apartments · built 1926 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 60 apartments here are rent stabilized
- A train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 20 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
20 violations the city still lists as unresolved
13 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 11 years.
- Disrepair9
- Pests6
- Paint / plaster2
- Plumbing1
- Fire & life safety1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 65% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2010-11-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.