Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
73
out of 100
Heavier than 45% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
73 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 42 apartments here are rent stabilized.
708 WEST 177TH STREET · 44 apartments · built 1925 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 42 apartments here are rent stabilized
- A train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 73 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
73 violations the city still lists as unresolved
73 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 13 years.
- Fire & life safety21
- Disrepair11
- Pests10
- Lead paint9
- Paint / plaster5
- Mold4
- Plumbing4
- Structural3
- Other3
- Water leak2
- Gas1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 92% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2006-05-12 and remains open on HPD’s records.