Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
60
out of 100
Heavier than 70% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
61 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 29 apartments here are rent stabilized.
511 WEST 181ST STREET · 29 apartments · built 1914 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 29 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 61 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 7% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
61 violations the city still lists as unresolved
61 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.7 years.
- Disrepair15
- Fire & life safety10
- Pests9
- Other7
- Lead paint7
- Heat / hot water4
- Plumbing3
- Mold2
- Paint / plaster2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Structural1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1991-06-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.