Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
69
out of 100
Heavier than 55% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
42 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 57 apartments here are rent stabilized.
490 WEST 187TH STREET · 58 apartments · built 1938 · records to 2026-09-17
In its favor
- 57 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 42 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 5% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
42 violations the city still lists as unresolved
42 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 years.
- Lead paint12
- Paint / plaster8
- Pests4
- Fire & life safety4
- Structural3
- Other3
- Water leak3
- Heat / hot water2
- Disrepair2
- Mold1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 79% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-07-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.