Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
82
out of 100
Heavier than 34% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
15 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 20 apartments here are rent stabilized.
656 WEST 178TH STREET · 22 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 20 apartments here are rent stabilized
- A train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 15 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
15 violations the city still lists as unresolved
15 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.5 years.
- Lead paint4
- Disrepair3
- Mold2
- Structural2
- Fire & life safety1
- Other1
- Paint / plaster1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 62% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2012-09-25 and remains open on HPD’s records.