Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
50
out of 100
Heavier than 89% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
275 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 57 apartments here are rent stabilized.
495 WEST 186TH STREET · 59 apartments · built 1938 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 57 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 8 minutes away
Against it
- 275 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
275 violations the city still lists as unresolved
203 of the ones shown are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.6 years.
- Paint / plaster43
- Disrepair30
- Fire & life safety28
- Pests22
- Lead paint21
- Water leak17
- Mold17
- Plumbing13
- Electrical5
- Other5
- Structural4
- Heat / hot water3
- Refuse / sanitation2
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 99% of them.
Breakdown covers the 210 most recent. The oldest shown was issued 2018-09-06 and remains open on HPD’s records.