Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
42
out of 100
Heavier than 97% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
74 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 22% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
540 WEST 189TH STREET · 30 apartments · built 1917 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 22% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 22 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 74 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
74 violations the city still lists as unresolved
67 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 months.
- Lead paint35
- Mold11
- Paint / plaster8
- Pests8
- Disrepair4
- Fire & life safety3
- Water leak2
- Other1
- Plumbing1
- Structural1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 92% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2018-12-04 and remains open on HPD’s records.