Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
79
out of 100
Heavier than 38% of buildings in Washington Heights (South)
71 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
619 WEST 179TH STREET · 8 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 71 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
71 violations the city still lists as unresolved
71 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 years.
- Fire & life safety27
- Structural7
- Heat / hot water7
- Disrepair6
- Paint / plaster5
- Other5
- Water leak4
- Electrical3
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Registration & signage2
- Pests2
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1994-03-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.