Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
39
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
150 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 44 apartments here are rent stabilized.
81 WADSWORTH AVENUE · 48 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 44 apartments here are rent stabilized
- A train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 150 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 9% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
150 violations the city still lists as unresolved
108 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4 months.
- Pests34
- Disrepair31
- Paint / plaster29
- Water leak17
- Lead paint12
- Plumbing10
- Fire & life safety9
- Mold3
- Other3
- Structural1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2011-05-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.