Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
79
out of 100
Heavier than 39% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
93 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 54 apartments here are rent stabilized.
500 WEST 188TH STREET · 54 apartments · built 1925 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 54 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 93 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
93 violations the city still lists as unresolved
93 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 14 years.
- Fire & life safety16
- Paint / plaster15
- Disrepair14
- Lead paint9
- Plumbing9
- Pests7
- Mold4
- Structural4
- Gas4
- Water leak3
- Heat / hot water3
- Other3
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 92% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1994-04-19 and remains open on HPD’s records.