Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
45
out of 100
Heavier than 95% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
66 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
547 WEST 187TH STREET · 8 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 66 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
66 violations the city still lists as unresolved
66 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 9 years.
- Paint / plaster12
- Pests10
- Fire & life safety9
- Disrepair9
- Plumbing8
- Other5
- Water leak4
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Mold3
- Heat / hot water3
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2010-10-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.