Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
47
out of 100
Heavier than 93% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
67 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 20% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
608 WEST 189TH STREET · 21 apartments · built 1915 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 20% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 13 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 67 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
67 violations the city still lists as unresolved
61 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.7 years.
- Paint / plaster17
- Water leak14
- Mold9
- Pests9
- Fire & life safety6
- Disrepair6
- Plumbing4
- Other2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-12-13 and remains open on HPD’s records.