Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
42
out of 100
Heavier than 97% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
68 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 12% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
556 WEST 181ST STREET · 24 apartments · built 1906 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 12% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 22 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 68 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
68 violations the city still lists as unresolved
60 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 months.
- Disrepair15
- Paint / plaster11
- Lead paint11
- Pests8
- Water leak7
- Fire & life safety4
- Structural3
- Mold3
- Other2
- Plumbing2
- Heat / hot water2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2015-06-30 and remains open on HPD’s records.