Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
48
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
80 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 23% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
1551 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE · 38 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 23% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 38 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 80 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
80 violations the city still lists as unresolved
76 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.1 years.
- Lead paint18
- Fire & life safety14
- Disrepair13
- Pests9
- Structural9
- Other4
- Paint / plaster4
- Mold4
- Heat / hot water2
- Plumbing1
- Water leak1
- Gas1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1989-12-26 and remains open on HPD’s records.