Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
41
out of 100
Heavier than 97% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
49 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 4% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
550 WEST 188TH STREET · 15 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 4% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 15 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 49 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
49 violations the city still lists as unresolved
36 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.9 years.
- Fire & life safety17
- Disrepair9
- Electrical6
- Water leak6
- Paint / plaster4
- Heat / hot water4
- Structural2
- Other1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-08-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.