Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
50
out of 100
Heavier than 90% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 21 apartments here are rent stabilized.
705 WEST 179TH STREET · 21 apartments · built 1909 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 21 apartments here are rent stabilized
- A train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 8% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
29 violations the city still lists as unresolved
23 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.5 years.
- Fire & life safety10
- Disrepair9
- Pests2
- Paint / plaster2
- Plumbing2
- Electrical1
- Structural1
- Other1
- Mold1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 76% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2018-01-17 and remains open on HPD’s records.