Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
43
out of 100
Heavier than 95% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
105 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 21 apartments here are rent stabilized.
608 WEST 178TH STREET · 21 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 21 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 105 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 8% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
105 violations the city still lists as unresolved
105 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 months.
- Pests17
- Disrepair15
- Plumbing14
- Paint / plaster12
- Fire & life safety9
- Water leak8
- Other8
- Heat / hot water7
- Electrical5
- Mold5
- Lead paint3
- Refuse / sanitation2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2017-06-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.